News Topic: Kentucky

The company, which was flagged for two products, has been working with its regulators to determine the right amount to set aside. ... Read full article

Stock Yards Bancorp in Louisville, Ky., has named James Hillebrand as its next CEO when David Heintzman retires later this year. ... Read full article

The Indiana company agreed to pay $101 million for the $586 million-asset First Security. ... Read full article

When potential sellers are skittish, a merger pitch from a peer who’s been through it can make the difference. ... Read full article

Porter Bancorp in Kentucky spent years tackling credit and capital issues. As Limestone Bank, it will finally get back on offense. ... Read full article

An $378 million agreement to buy Farmers Capital will allow the West Virginia company to bridge a gap between Louisville, Ky., and Huntington, W.Va. ... Read full article

The company will merge with Kentucky Federal Savings and Loan by the end of this year. ... Read full article

The company will add a representative of Stilwell Group to its board. The investment firm, which has long criticized HopFed's leadership and strategy, agreed to support the company's recommendations at future annual meetings. ... Read full article

The deal – expected to close later this year – will be the third credit union acquisition of a bank so far in 2018. ... Read full article

HopFed was ordered to pay the legal fees for Stilwell Group, which sued the bank after its directors passed a bylaw intended to keep the investor off its board. ... Read full article

Stilwell Group, an activist investor, is alleging that HopFed chief John Peck bought two properties from the then-chairman of the Kentucky company's compensation committee and that the deals were a conflict of interest. ... Read full article