News Topic: Community banking

Both sides acknowledge where expectations haven't been met, and are feeling the same market pressures to adapt faster. ... Read full article

HarborOne Bancorp — led by James Blake, one of our five community bankers to watch in 2019 — is a former credit union that recently made its first bank acquisition and has Boston and other markets in its sights. ... Read full article

The pressure is on CEO Christopher Myers, one of our community bankers to watch, to make the most of CVB Financial's biggest acquisition to date. ... Read full article

Investors are spooked by banks' exposure to oil and other sectors threatened by a global slowdown as well as by policy uncertainties, but banks argue credit quality is strong and recession fears are exaggerated. ... Read full article

Cadence has upped the exchange ratio by 10%, a move made necessary by the 40% decline in its stock price since the deal was announced in May. ... Read full article

While these five bankers made headlines this year, not all of them did so for good reasons. ... Read full article

A big splash by Fifth Third, a bid by WSFS to reinvent itself and some bold long-distance expansions highlighted a year where deal activity held steady but premiums rose. ... Read full article

CBTX said an unauthorized person obtained personal information for about 7,800 customers. ... Read full article

The combination of CCF Holding, Heritage Bancorp. and Providence Bank will create a $1 billion-asset institution. Veteran bank investor Kenneth Lehman will be its chairman. ... Read full article

More banks were approved this year than any since the financial crisis. But challenges with raising capital, and a change in the political landscape, could deter prospective applicants next year. ... Read full article

Selling $1.6 billion in mortgages, and paying off a similar amount of wholesale borrowings, will allow the company to expand its net interest margin in 2019. ... Read full article

David Rupp was CEO of Four Oaks Fincorp in North Carolina when it sold itself to United Community Banks last year. ... Read full article

The federal banking regulators have proposed allowing more directors and management officials to serve at more than one institution in an effort to provide relief to community banks. ... Read full article

The FDIC has approved more new banks this year than in the last four years combined. Here is a look at the class of 2018. ... Read full article

Detractors are suddenly hopeful that the controversial accounting standard could be delayed or altered after FSOC's longer-than-expected closed session on the issue. ... Read full article

The payments processor was among numerous firms earlier this year to withdraw an ILC charter application over questions about its plan. ... Read full article

Stock Yards will remove a competitor in Louisville, Ky., and enter two markets outside of the city. ... Read full article

Banks hoping to make working with the cannabis industry easier saw a positive sign this week when Congress removed the prohibition on a less potent substance. ... Read full article