Charter conversions

Bridge in N.Y. to switch to state charter, close six branches

11/16/17

Bridge Bancorp, which plans to rebrand is bank as BNB Bank, also plans to boost 2018 profit by $3.3 million by closing 14% of its branches.

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Why Synovus is ditching its local bank names

05/03/17

Even as units of a larger holding company, local banks fight the perception that they can’t provide sophisticated services like corporate or private banking. Executives say that unifying the brand will help Synovus better compete against larger players.

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