Community banking

Leveraged loans take center stage in upcoming stress tests

02/11/20

Regulators are alarmed about banks' rising exposure to high-risk corporate credits and want more data on how they would perform in a recession.

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Heartland to double size of western Texas operations with AimBank acquisition

02/11/20

The Iowa company will pay $280 million to gain 25 branches and $1.2 billion in loans.

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Veteran CEO retiring from Great Western in South Dakota

02/11/20

Ken Karels will be succeeded by Mark Borrecco, who had been CEO of Rabobank's U.S. bank.

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FDIC aims to smooth de novo process for nontraditional firms

02/10/20

The agency released two new manual supplements and other materials to help nonbanks and its own staff better understand application procedures.

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Century Savings in N.J. hires veteran banker as its president

02/10/20

David Hanrahan had been CEO of Capital Bank of New Jersey, which was sold last year to OceanFirst Financial.

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Credit union to buy Minnesota community bank

02/10/20

Wings Financial Credit Union expects to complete the purchase of Neighborhood National Bank in the third quarter.

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M&T snags JPM exec, banking deserts, goodbye legacy cores: Top stories of the week

02/07/20

M&T hires Aarthi Murali away from JPMorgan Chase as its customer experience chief; when a small town loses its only bank; why more banks are ditching their legacy core vendors; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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SB Financial entering new Ohio market with Edon Bancorp deal

02/07/20

The company will pay $15.5 million in cash for a bank with one branch and a large amount of low-cost deposits.

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Activist investor to join Bankwell's board

02/06/20

The Connecticut company will appoint Lawrence Seidman to become a director at its next annual meeting.

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Texas Capital takes a risk on rewards in latest digital banking venture

02/06/20

The company's new platform targets a narrow customer segment ⁠— frequent fliers.

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