Kentucky

Kentucky banks agree to merge

01/27/21

Stock Yards Bancorp in Louisville says it would pay $190 million in cash and stock for Kentucky Bancshares.

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Trouble keeping up with cybersecurity pushes Ky. credit union to merge

11/06/20

Muhlenberg Community Hospital CU said in a notice to members it needed a merger partner in part because it did not have the resources to keep up with monitoring for "cybersecurity and terrorism activities."

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Summit Financial plans to enter Kentucky with small bank acquisition

09/28/20

The West Virginia company has an agreement to buy WinFirst Financial for $21.7 million in cash.

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The community banker at the center of the mail-in voting fracas

08/28/20

Mike Duncan had kept a low profile as chairman of the U.S. Postal Service’s board of governors until it hired Louis DeJoy as postmaster general. Now he is sharing an unwanted spotlight with the embattled DeJoy.

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Heartland in Ohio to enter Cincinnati with latest bank acquisition

12/02/19

The company agreed to pay $41 million for Victory Community Bank.

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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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Regulators shutter banks in Kentucky and Ohio

10/25/19

Louisa Community Bank and Resolute Bank were closed on Friday, raising the year's total to three failures.

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FB Financial to enter new Ky. market with FNB acquisition

09/18/19

The Tennessee company will gain access to the Bowling Green, Ky., market as part of the $52 million deal.

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A mutual preservation pact in Ohio-Kentucky deal

08/20/19

First Mutual Holding is buying the tiny Blue Grass Federal and keeping its charter. The deal allow the seller to save costs and maintain its autonomy.

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