Wealth management

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Highland Associates has $26 billion in assets under management on behalf of not-for-profit medical endowments and foundations. Regions Financial is following the lead of other regionals, which have been scooping up investment firms that specialize in health care.

For First Republic Bank in San Francisco, “the pain index is likely somewhere between excruciating and traumatic,” says one expert. But few realize how much the bank got for its money.

Provident Bancorp, one of the nation's oldest active banks, is setting the stage to become a fully stock-owned company.

Sandler and his wife, Marion, built a small California thrift into a powerhouse before selling it to Wachovia prior to the housing collapse, but were heavily criticized for engaging in some of the same practices that caused the financial crisis.

The New Jersey bank is entering a business dominated by larger players. In doing so, it could create a blueprint for other small banks.

The merging banks, whose new headquarters would be Charlotte, N.C., will each double their charitable giving over the next three years in Atlanta and Winston-Salem, N.C.

The bank has hired Brandee McHale away from Citigroup to head its charitable foundation and implement a new strategy that will place a greater emphasis on rental housing and combating homelessness.

Northpointe Bancshares sold stock to an affiliate of Castle Creek Capital.

The former Barclays CEO turned bank investor said he sees more opportunity in smaller, newer banks.