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The company, which plans to change its name to Hancock Whitney next year, reported increased profit that reflected balance sheet growth.

Frederick Waddell will retire as CEO of the Chicago custody bank at the end of 2017 but will remain chairman.

Debbie Meekins is running First Community Bank in Santa Rosa while simultaneously taking steps to rebuild her own life after her home of 19 years went up in flames.

Spokane Teachers Credit Union CEO Tom Johnson will be succeeded by Ezra Eckhardt, effective Jan. 1, 2018.

The San Francisco bank hopes to win middle-market business from its new commercial offices in Cleveland and Dallas.

Harms succeeds longtime CEO Craig Mellenthien, who retired after 23 years at the credit union.

Howard Bancorp CEO Mary Ann Scully was so keen on buying 1st Mariner that she met with a representative of one of the Baltimore company's three largest shareholders before meeting with management, and she kept talking with them. It worked.

Saying farewell after 25 years with LAFCU and 43 total years in the credit union industry.

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The company agreed to buy Commercial Bancshares for $59 million in stock.

Total revenue rose less than 1% to $21.8 billion, but expenses declined 2.5% to $13.1 billion. That computed to the highest profit at Bank of America in six years.

Banks such as Citigroup, Regions and TD have decided they need to offer mobile customers truly customized experiences. They are experimenting with different ways of doing so that come across as helpful without being intrusive.

Bob Ramsey, who had worked for FBR Capital Markets for more than a decade, will handle investor relations and strategic planning at Customers.

The Montana-based credit union has returned earnings to members each year for the last 20 years.

Recent hurricanes and wildfires still raging in California are fresh reminders to bankers of the importance of emergency preparedness plans.

The company had strong gains in construction lending and trust fee income, but its business lending operation had flat results.

Now in its sixth year, the annual event is being marked by credit unions in at least 18 states.

Connecticut-based CU surpasses 50,000 members just months after hitting $500 million in assets.

Overall net income rose 8% to $4.13 billion as cost control helped overcome shortcomings in global consumer banking profits and bond trading revenue.

Using an automated solution to process virtual card payments is the first step in overcoming the challenges of this payment technology, writes Ed Jordan, CFO of Billtrust.