Community banking

Three bank failures in one week: A blip or something worse?

11/05/19

Recent closings could portend a stiffer regulatory stance on capital adequacy and risk.

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Brokerage firm pursuing Utah industrial bank charter

11/05/19

A group affiliated with Interactive Brokerage Group has filed an application with the FDIC to form Interactive Bank.

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Central Illinois community banks agree to merge

11/04/19

Tri County Financial will pay an undisclosed amount for H.F. Gehant Bancorp.

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BayCom adding Colorado branches with Grand Mountain purchase

11/04/19

The California company agreed to pay $14 million in cash for a bank with $131 million in assets.

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BB&T-SunTrust effect at play in First Horizon deal

11/04/19

First Horizon and Iberiabank solidified their resolve after BB&T and SunTrust announced their merger. Bryan Jordan, First Horizon's CEO, says he's convinced the earlier deal is having a similar influence at other regional banks.

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Organizers file to form Arizona de novo with underbanked focus

11/04/19

Verdigris Bank would also rely heavily on technology as part of its business plan.

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First Horizon to buy Iberiabank in one of year's biggest bank mergers

11/04/19

The acquisition will create a Southeastern regional with $75 billion in assets across 11 states.

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Western Alliance's president resigns

11/01/19

The Phoenix company did not provide a reason why James Haught, who was also chief operating officer, left.

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Bank failure in New Jersey is nation's third in a week

11/01/19

The FDIC sold the operations of City National Bank of New Jersey, a minority depository institution, to Industrial Bank in Washington, D.C., in the year's fourth closure.

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Outdated policies frustrate banks' deposit-gathering efforts

11/01/19

Panelists at the ABA's annual conference said that reviewing and updating procedures and marketing tactics can help bring in more accounts.

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