News Topic: Ohio

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lowered the $14 billion-asset thrift in Cleveland to “needs to improve” from "satisfactory." ... Read full article

The company will pay $142 million for Carolina Alliance Bank three months after buying NewDominion in Charlotte, N.C. ... Read full article

The Ohio company agreed to buy TransCounty Title Agency, which has five offices around Columbus. ... Read full article

The Ohio regional will start offering advisory services to professional athlete after it buys Franklin Street Partners. ... Read full article

Farmers & Merchants will pay $89 million for the parent of Bank of Geneva. ... Read full article

Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. in Chicago focuses exclusively on municipal securities. ... Read full article

Huntington Bancshares Inc. will acquire the Chicago-based municipal shop Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. as both look to broaden their public finance reach. ... Read full article

The Ohio special election is the latest sign that Democrats are well positioned to retake the House in midterm elections this fall. ... Read full article

Despite ongoing industry consolidation, the company still expects to have at least 10 chances each year to buy another bank. ... Read full article

Richwood Bancshares will get closer to $1 billion in assets after it buys Home City Financial. ... Read full article

The Ohio company said low unemployment is keeping business clients from expanding, while higher asking prices are forcing it to avoid bank acquisitions. ... Read full article

The creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was widely expected to centralize regulation of payday and other high-cost loans in Washington. It hasn’t worked out that way. ... Read full article

The Cleveland company reported higher investment banking income and kept many expense items in check during the second quarter. ... Read full article

Republican lawmakers and consumer groups have reached an agreement on legislation designed to close a loophole in the state's interest rate cap. ... Read full article

The regional bank's move is part of an industrywide transformation of call centers and operations centers to handle more complex tasks and trim costs. ... Read full article

After the Cincinnati bank started a personal assistant service for new mothers, it learned new parents needed help with budgeting, and that motivated it to team up with a Goldman Sachs firm to establish a financial wellness program for all its employees. ... Read full article

The leader of an Ohio mutual is urging his peers to follow the lead of credit unions by forming groups to share technology and collaborate on lending and deposit gathering. ... Read full article

A number of banks are upgrading technology and hiring more lenders to better reach small-business owners, who are becoming more confident in their outlooks. ... Read full article