Practice and client management

The company will pay $29 million for Town-Country National Bank in Camden, Ala., which will operate as its own subsidiary after the deal closes.

Big banks led the push to offer multibillion-dollar bonds that fund affordable housing, education and nonprofits that serve needy communities. But Truist's recent $1.25 billion bond is a sign that regionals want to attract progressive institutional investors — and burnish their images.

Longtime leader John Young plans to retire at the end of 2021, and the credit union has hired Humanidei to find a replacement.

Walter Kaczmarek, who ran the bank from 2005 to 2019, will also serve as interim president following the retirement of Keith Wilton.

The Indiana company said the move reflects a need to cut costs and customers' increased preference for digital channels.

After digging deep into member data, Randolph-Brooks FCU in Texas developed a marketing campaign aimed at persuading JPMorgan Chase clients to switch to the credit union's own card. It's an effort its peers could imitate.

Since late last year, a number of large and regional banks have either replaced their CEOs or announced plans to do so in the coming weeks. Here's an introduction.

Harmening, set to take the helm of Associated Banc-Corp next month, is being asked to replicate the digital transformation he led at Huntington Bancshares. His career path is a signal to the industry’s rising stars that the road to the corner office includes hands-on technology work.

Large banks and aggregator sites, like Bankrate, tend to outperform regional and community banks, but smaller institutions can compete by publishing valuable content and creating web pages for individual branches.

Mark Kelly will step down next month as president and CEO of the Oklahoma City-based institution. He will be succeeded by the credit union's executive vice president.

The $21 million deal would combine Feather River Bancorp, a small bank with deep local roots, and Plumas Bancorp, which has deeper pockets and a broader array of products and services.

Juan Fernandez Ceballos will take the helm at the state league following Paul Stull’s retirement this summer.

Wells Fargo is dropping the Abbot Downing name for managing ultrarich clients’ money as wealth and investment management head Barry Sommers remakes the unit.

The social media platform skews toward a more youthful demographic, while credit unions' average member age has been stuck in the late 40s for decades. But even institutions that use it have concerns about security.

Indiana Members CU will expand its reach later this year following completion of a proposed combination with Members Choice FCU.

The Delaware company would remove a rival, gain scale in affluent Philadelphia suburbs and accelerate its transformation from a branch-heavy lender to a digital-first bank with the $976 million acquisition.

The Delaware company's pending purchase will create a bank with $43 billion of assets under management.

Andrew Harmening, who oversaw Huntington's digital strategy, will succeed the retiring Philip Flynn as president and CEO of the Wisconsin regional bank in April.

Konstantina Baker has been appointed to lead the Fort Wayne, Ind.-based institution following the retirement of longtime CEO Gregory Troutner.

Citigroup’s general counsel, Rohan Weerasinghe, told the bank that he will retire by the end of the year after almost a decade in the role.