News Topic: Community banking

The Houston company has already converted the systems and brand from January's acquisition, allowing it to focus more on bringing in business. ... Read full article

Give Lindsay Lawrence a big job to do and she just might find a way to make it even bigger. ... Read full article

Innovation is part of Emily Girsch's daily routine. That's why the chief financial officer at Lincoln Savings Bank in Cedar Falls, Iowa, spends a lot of time thinking about the need to modernize bank regulations for the digital age. ... Read full article

The Indiana credit union agreed to pay $21.3 million in cash for New Bancorp, which was created when its savings bank converted to a stock-owned company in 2015. ... Read full article

Banks from the North and South are converging on the city, spurred by a spike in deposits and employment numbers that trump national averages. ... Read full article

The Oklahoma company will pay $122 million for a bank with three branches in Dallas. ... Read full article

The Delaware company said newly formed NewLane Finance will use "advanced technologies" to provide expedited financing decisions. ... Read full article

SmartFinancial lined up a compelling merger with Entegra. Then a bigger bank offered more money and a higher premium. ... Read full article

The company, which is planning to revamp its organizational structure, has seen a sharp increase in funding costs over the past year. ... Read full article

Entegra Financial, which had agreed to sell to SmartFinancial, is now selling to First Citizens, which offered more money and will pay a breakup fee for the initial deal. ... Read full article

The Fed board unveiled a proposal Tuesday to standardize how investors owning less than one-quarter of a bank can determine who holds a "controlling" stake and therefore must register as a bank holding company. ... Read full article

CEO Kessell Stelling said he thinks about Synovus' depressed stock price daily, even though his team is ahead of schedule cutting costs from a deal that closed in January. ... Read full article

Blue Lion Capital, which has been critical of the Seattle company in recent years, has nominated two individuals to become directors. ... Read full article

The acquisition also includes $525 million in deposits and $120 million in loans. ... Read full article

Spokane Teachers Credit Union will transfer the assets and liabilities to a nearby branch. ... Read full article

Alternative providers like courting new banks. De novos like the modern features many alternative providers offer upfront. ... Read full article

The findings of a new survey suggest that banks risk becoming irrelevant unless they match the speedier processes that are a key selling point for online lenders. ... Read full article

While NCUA lawyers fielded questions about the possibility of redlining, a three-judge appeals panel showed skepticism about other elements of the ABA's arguments against changes to credit union membership rules ... Read full article