News Topic: Louisiana

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Branches in the Gulf Coast region largely avoided massive flooding. Now bankers must assess the impact on employees and customers. ... Read full article

Social distancing and other pandemic-related measures are making it harder for banks in the Gulf region to rely on tried-and-true contingencies. ... Read full article

ViZ Bank would eventually have branches across several major U.S. cities, including Dallas, Denver and Atlanta. It would also offer a program to help former inmates build savings and establish credit. ... Read full article

Ashton Ryan, the New Orleans bank's CEO, and two other officers are accused of disguising the financial condition of certain borrowers before the bank's 2017 collapse. ... Read full article

Investar Holding said it no longer plans to buy Cheaha Financial in Alabama. ... Read full article

Organizers representing five tribes aim to create a financial institution to serve their members. ... Read full article

The company will pay $211 million for a bank with 22 branches as $1.2 billion in assets. ... Read full article

One found a buyer, another announced plans to retire, and others took steps to reinvent their banks. ... Read full article

The Louisiana company sold $30 million in stock to help fund its purchase of Cheaha Financial Group. ... Read full article

The Louisiana company's willingness to combine with First Horizon without a big initial payday is fueling talk that other banks could be keen on selling at relatively inexpensive prices. ... Read full article

Washington Trust warned that it could lose $3 million in annual revenue after two top advisers left to join a brokerage firm. Other banks are facing similar hits. ... Read full article

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. ... Read full article

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

The rise in prices caused by the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil installations should help banks recoup some losses from the 2016 downturn. Harder to gauge is the impact the price volatility will have on U.S. energy production and, in turn, loan demand. ... Read full article

The company will gain 34 branches and $1.2 billion in assets when it buys State Capital in Mississippi. ... Read full article

Prosecutors are investigating the involvement of Ashton Ryan and another executive in the New Orleans bank's 2017 collapse, a federal judge recently wrote in a decision on a related matter. ... Read full article

The Louisiana company will enter two new markets after it buys the locations. ... Read full article