Community banking

Community Banks with the Highest Returns on Average Assets

09/03/19

Year to date through Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

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Tribes push for historic carve-out in CRA reform plan

09/02/19

Seeking to expand financial services access, tribal officials and some firms want regulators to award Community Reinvestment Act credit to any bank that funds projects in Native American communities.

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Mutual in Massachusetts lays groundwork for buying spree

08/30/19

Joseph Campanelli, CEO of Needham Bank, wants to be ready to scoop up mutuals struggling with rising costs and yield curve challenges.

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Bank Iowa agrees to buy First State Bank of Colfax

08/30/19

Bank Iowa will gain a branch in a neighboring market when it completes the acquisition.

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Pacific Mercantile hires regional banker as its CEO

08/30/19

Brad Dinsmore, who will also serve as the California company's president, once was in charge of several key lines at SunTrust, including consumer banking and private wealth management.

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Farmers National expands near Cleveland with Maple Leaf purchase

08/30/19

Farmers will pay $40 million for the bank, which is in an affluent area in northeast Ohio.

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Inside Berkshire's ambitious diversity campaign

08/29/19

Malia Lazu, a former community organizer, is overseeing a cultural shift at the Boston company that includes a new program designed to make more loans to minorities.

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FDIC approves Atlanta-area de novo

08/29/19

Loyal Trust Bank is the seventh proposed bank in 2019 to secure the agency's approval for deposit insurance.

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F.N.B. plans branching effort in nation's capital

08/28/19

The Pittsburgh company will take a de novo approach to growth around Washington.

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First Midwest making big Milwaukee push with Park Bank purchase

08/28/19

The company will pay $195 million for its first retail operations in the city.

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