Community banking

Small banks join forces to address fintech challenges

11/07/18

The consortium is starting out with a dozen banks and could have 50 within a year.

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First Bancshares entering New Orleans with FPB acquisition

11/07/18

The Mississippi company will pay $86 million for seven branches with $318 million in deposits.

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Former community bank CEO returns to legal profession

11/06/18

Paul Aguggia, a lawyer before leading Clifton Bancorp, has become a partner at Holland & Knight in New York.

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Window may be closing for small banks to compete for small business

11/06/18

Big banks and fintechs are aggressively adding digital capabilities to process applications quickly, creating a sense of urgency for community banks.

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Boston Private lines up next CEO

11/06/18

Anthony DeChellis will succeed Clayton Deutsch at the end of this month.

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New recruiting tools: Funky workspaces, passion projects

11/05/18

Community banks are getting more creative to draw in younger people to fill job openings.

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A growing risk for ag lenders

11/05/18

Can farmers — and the banks that lend to them — survive Trump's trade war?

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Bank CEO's fire-and-rehire maneuver reaps windfall at taxpayer expense

11/02/18

A multimillion-dollar deal between Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Stephen Calk was supposed to deliver 400 new jobs to the city. Here’s what really happened.

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Proposed Maine credit union to focus on farmers

11/02/18

The credit union's organizers believe there is a funding gap in the state for agriculture — and they want to fill the void.

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Enterprise entering New Mexico with Trinity Capital purchase

11/02/18

The Missouri company will pay $213 million for the largest bank in Los Alamos, N.M.

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