Strategic Insights into Banking & Fintech

Eagle Financial in Va. raises $50M through stock offering

Eagle Financial in Va. raises $50M through stock offering

Eagle Financial Services in Berryville, Va., raised $5o million from selling common stock. The $1.8 billion-asset company completed a public offering on Feb. 6. Eagle plans to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes that could include continued growth, selling securities to reposition its balance sheet and supporting capital ratios. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods was the bookrunner; D.A. Davidson was the lead manager.

February 10, 2025
TD Bank to sell remaining stake in Charles Schwab

TD Bank to sell remaining stake in Charles Schwab

TD Bank Group in Toronto will sell its remaining stake in Charles Schwab. The Canadian company said in a press release that it will divest its 10.1% stake through a registered offering and selling shares back to the brokerage firm. Schwab has agreed to buy $1.5 billion of its shares from TD conditional on the completion of the offering. "As part of our strategic review, we have been evaluating capital

February 10, 2025
Capital One, Discover push merger deadline to mid-May

Capital One, Discover push merger deadline to mid-May

Capital One Financial in McLean, Va., and Discover Financial Services have pushed the deadline for their merger back as they wait for regulatory approvals. Capital One agreed a year ago to buy Discover for $35.3 billion in a deal that was expected to close in early 2025. The companies disclosed in a regulatory filing that they agreed to move the deadline to complete the deal to May 19 since "conditions

February 10, 2025
Fulton in Pennsylvania forms capital markets business

Fulton in Pennsylvania forms capital markets business

Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., has created a capital markets business. The $32.1 billion-asset company said it created the operation after naming Christopher Bigos as head of capital markets. Bigos previously served as a senior vice president of commercial real estate at Fulton. “As our clients continue to grow, we want to be there to provide the solutions they need,” John Glover, the bank's head of commercial banking, said in

February 7, 2025
First Bancorp in N.C. promotes insider to serve as bank CEO

First Bancorp in N.C. promotes insider to serve as bank CEO

First Bancorp in Southern Pines, N.C., has a new bank CEO. The company said in a press release that G. Adam Currie took over the post from Michael Mayer. Currie will remain the bank's president. “This transition is the culmination of a succession plan that has been in place for many years,” Richard Moore, the company's chairman and CEO, said in the release. Currie “has demonstrated his astute knowledge of

February 6, 2025
CB Financial in Pa. cutting staff, parts ways with CFO

CB Financial in Pa. cutting staff, parts ways with CFO

CB Financial Services in Carmichaels, Pa., laid off seven employees and announced the resignation of its chief financial officer. The $1.5 billion-asset company said in a regulatory filing that the layoffs account for about 5% of its staff. The company also entered into a severance agreement with Jamie Prah that includes $558,000 in severance. Including that payout, CB Financial said it should incur about $1 million in pretax charges tied

February 6, 2025
Northpointe in Michigan files to conduct IPO

Northpointe in Michigan files to conduct IPO

Northpointe Bancshares in Grand Rapids, Mich., is planning an initial public offering. The $5.4 billion-asset company, in its registration statement, did not disclose how many shares it plans to sell or how much it expects to raise. Northpointe said that some of the offering's proceeds would be used to increase its on-balance sheet hold of mortgage purchase program loans. The company said it has funded more than $20 billion in

February 5, 2025
Bosshard family to merger pair of Wisconsin banks

Bosshard family to merger pair of Wisconsin banks

Intercity State Bank in Schofield, Wis., will be absorbed by One Community Bank in Oregon, Wis. The $266 million-asset Intercity and the $2.2 billion-asset One Community are owned by the Bosshard family. The merger is expected to close later this year. Randy Balk, Intercity's president and CEO, will retire on Feb. 28. Chris Pfender, the bank's executive vice president, will become a regional president on March 1. “It has been

February 5, 2025