Community banking
- Mar- 2021 -12 MarchBanking
Small Minnesota bank’s novel hire: Chief M&A officer
Stearns Bank has made no secret of its intentions to bulk up through mergers or acquisitions, and lately it’s been…
Read More » - 9 MarchBanking
Too many small banks are ‘digital have-nots’: FDIC innovation chief
As the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s new chief innovation officer, Sultan Meghji has a few things on his plate: making…
Read More » - 8 MarchBanking
Pandemic has redefined role of bankers: New ICBA chair
Robert Fisher will begin his one-year term as chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America with more clarity about…
Read More » - 8 MarchBanking
NorCal agrees to sell to investor group
Northern California National Bank in Chico has agreed to be sold to an investor group. The $310 million-asset bank said…
Read More » - 3 MarchBanking
Shore Bancshares to enter new Maryland market with Severn acquisition
Shore Bancshares in Easton, Md., has agreed to buy Severn Bancorp in Annapolis, Md. The $1.9 billion-asset Shore said in…
Read More » - Feb- 2021 -28 FebruaryBanking
How the pandemic has changed small banks’ views of CRE
Fallout from the pandemic is reshaping community banks’ views of commercial real estate. Social distancing measures have restricted retail and…
Read More » - 25 FebruaryBanking
Ag lenders more upbeat as crop prices soar
Renewed export demand from China and tight domestic supplies are pushing up prices for corn, soybeans and wheat, boosting farmers’…
Read More » - 24 FebruaryBanking
Vernon Hill named CEO of Republic First in Philadelphia
Republic First Bancorp in Philadelphia said Wednesday that industry veteran and current chairman, Vernon Hill, has become its chief executive…
Read More » - 24 FebruaryBanking
CIB Marine in Wisconsin feeling pressure from well-known investor
CIB Marine Bancshares in Brookfield, Wis., is the latest target of shareholder activism. Hildene Capital Management in Stamford, Conn., said…
Read More » - 18 FebruaryBanking
First National to enter southwestern Virginia with Bank of Fincastle deal
First National in Strasburg, Va., has agreed to buy Bank of Fincastle in Virginia. The $944 million-asset First National said…
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