R Bank in Round Rock, Texas, has a new leader. The $1 billion-asset bank said in a press release that Todd Engemoen had become its president and CEO. He succeeded Steve Stapp, who retired after leading the bank for 16 years. Engemoen was chief financial officer at VeraBank, according to his LinkedIn profile. Engemoen’s “depth of experience and alignment with our core values make him the perfect choice to lead

First State Bank in Lynnville, Iowa, has agreed to buy a branch from Capra Bank in Dubuque, Iowa. The $331 million-asset First State applied with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to assume certain liabilities and assets tied to a branch in Montezuma, Iowa. Pricing wasn’t disclosed. The branch had $48.8 million of deposits in mid-2023.

Haven Savings Bank in Hoboken, N.J., will have new leadership next year. The $1.1 billion-asset bank said in a press release that Lisa Franconeri will become its president and CEO on Jan. 1. Franconeri, the bank’s CRA officer, will succeed the retiring John Wessling III. Wessling will remain chairman. The bank also said that Paul Deponte will become its chief operating officer. He has served as chief financial officer for

An investor group has completed its purchase of two banks in Texas. Patrons Holdings agreed last year to buy Eden Financial, the holding company for Texas Financial Bank and Amistad Bank.  Connor Price, Patrons’ president and CEO, confirmed in a LinkedIn post that the deal had recently closed. “This monumental achievement was made possible by the support of the people that surround our team,” he said in the post. “I’m

BankTech Ventures in Sandy, Utah, has invested in three fintechs. The fund said in a press release that it had invested in Equabli, Filejet and Monit. The amount of the investments was not disclosed. Equabli mitigates customer delinquency and default with a suite of solutions that streamlines the payment, debt collection, and recovery process. Filejet helps banks attract and retain SMB customers by providing compliance capabilities with legal entity reporting

Joseph Otting has added another title at New York Community Bancorp in Hicksville. The $112.9 billion-asset company said in a press release that Otting had become its chairman. He had recently been named president and CEO after investors infused about $1 billion into the company. Alessandro. DiNello, who was chairman, will remain on the board and will serve as a senior advisor to Otting. New York Community said that the

D.L. Evans Bank in Burley, Idaho, has agreed to buy a branch in Ketchum, Idaho from First Interstate BancSystem in Billings, Mont. The $3.2 billion-asset D.L. Evans applied with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to buy the branch, which had $21.5 million of deposits in mid-2023. The price wasn’t disclosed. The deal is expected to close in August.

ELGA Credit Union in Grand Blanc, Mich., has agreed to buy Marine Bank & Trust in Vero Beach, Fla. The $1.5 billion-asset credit union said in a press release that it will pay $43.75 a share in cash for the $650 million-asset unit of Marine Bancorp of Florida. The deal is expected to close early next year. The acquisition "will foster those relationships with our members and the communities we