Community banks

WSFS to report 2Q gain from selling Visa stock

06/18/20

The Delaware company said it received $22 million in net proceeds after selling 360,000 class B shares.

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Nation's oldest mutual bank plans IPO to meet post-pandemic challenges

06/18/20

Eastern Bank in Boston could raise as much as $1.7 billion to spend on acquisitions and technology investments that it says will be necessary to respond to customers' increasing preference for digital tools.

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NCUA’s low-income designation hurts service members

06/18/20

A decision that expands the low-income definition to all active-duty military personnel will only enable large credit unions to push out smaller competitors, removing choice for people in the military.

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Maryland banks plan to merge

06/18/20

Delmarva Bancshares, which was on the brink of failure during the financial crisis, will be sold to BV Financial for $54 million.

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Banks back bill to eliminate brokered deposit restrictions

06/17/20

The legislation would aim to address concerns that the current policy is outdated by establishing a new regime to limit asset growth for banks that are not well-capitalized.

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Dennis Hudson retiring as CEO of Seacoast in Florida

06/15/20

Chuck Shaffer will take the helm in January, becoming the first leader outside of the Hudson family since the bank's formation in 1926.

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The tech Sunrise Bank used to quickly dole out PPP loans

06/10/20

After initially processing the loans manually, the Minnesota bank turned to "low code" software to build the electronic forms and workflows needed to approve loan applications. The result: a more than fivefold increase in the number of loans it could process in a day.

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Heartland to buy Arizona branches from Johnson Financial

06/10/20

Johnson is exiting the state with the sale of the four locations.

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Michigan bank hires turnaround expert to tackle long list of challenges

06/01/20

Thomas O'Brien will take the helm at Sterling Bancorp, which is dealing with internal control issues and probes by the OCC and Justice Department into its mortgage operations.

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Digital Banker of the Year: Quontic's Patrick Sells

05/31/20

How a twentysomething marketing entrepreneur helped transform a small community development financial institution into a digital leader.

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