Strategic Insights into Banking & Fintech

Citizens National in Ohio taps insider as next CEO

Citizens National in Ohio taps insider as next CEO

Citizens National Bank in Bluffton, Ohio, has a new CEO. The $987 million-asset bank said in a press release that Eric Faulkner had succeeded Mike Romey. Faulkner, who joined the bank in 2009, has been acting president since 2019.

February 27, 2024
Stockton Bancshares to buy Coffeyville Bancorp in Kansas

Stockton Bancshares to buy Coffeyville Bancorp in Kansas

Stockton Bancshares in Stockton, Kan., has agreed to buy Coffeyville Bancorp in Coffeyville, Kan. Stockton, the parent of the $310 million-asset Solutions North Bank, said in a press release that it expects to buy the holding company for the $180 million-asset Community State Bank in the second quarter. The price wasn’t disclosed. Community State has one branch, $86 million of loans and $157 million of deposits. “As part of our

February 27, 2024
Fortuna Bank in Ohio secures conditional FDIC approval

Fortuna Bank in Ohio secures conditional FDIC approval

Organizers of the proposed Fortuna Bank in Grandview Heights, Ohio, have received conditional approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Ilaria Rawlins, who would serve as the bank’s president and CEO, confirmed the approval in a message to The Bank Slate. She said the FDIC is requiring her group to raise $20 million. Rawlins added that organizers are about 60% to that goal. Organizers applied with the FDIC in February

February 24, 2024
Zions to shuffle execs following two retirements

Zions to shuffle execs following two retirements

Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City has shaken up its executive ranks following two retirements. The $87 billion-asset company said in a press release that A. Scott Anderson will retire as president and CEO of Zions Bank on April 1. He will become the bank’s non-executive chairman. Paul Burdiss, Zions’ chief financial officer, will succeed Anderson as bank president and CEO, while R. Ryan Richards will become the company’s CFO.

February 24, 2024
Discover to pay Capital One nearly $1.4B if it sells to someone else

Discover to pay Capital One nearly $1.4B if it sells to someone else

Discover Financial Services would pay Capital One Financial in McLean, Va., a nearly $1.4 billion if it opts to sell to someone else. There would be no termination fee if the $35.3 billion deal is stymied by regulators, according to a copy of the merger agreement included in a recent regulatory filing. Capital One and Discover are both subject to the fee if their boards change their recommendations for the

February 23, 2024
Lineage in Tenn. ordered to review, revisit BaaS partnerships

Lineage in Tenn. ordered to review, revisit BaaS partnerships

Lineage Bank in Franklin, Tenn., which once had big Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) aspirations, is the latest fintech collaborator to receive an enforcement action from regulators. The $246 million-asset bank entered into a consent order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Jan. 30 requiring it to address unsafe and unsound banking practices tied to third-party management of its fintech programs. The 21-page order requires Lineage to develop and implement a plan

February 23, 2024
U.S. Bancorp creates group to serve private capital firms

U.S. Bancorp creates group to serve private capital firms

U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis has formed a division to serve private capital firms and global asset managers. The $663 billion-asset company said in a press release that the new division will serve more than 200 private capital clients in areas such as fund custody and administration, lending and capital markets underwriting and distribution. Stephen Jeselson, a managing director at the bank, was named head of the division. “Our unique product

February 22, 2024
Chickasaw Community Bank in Okla. hires new CEO

Chickasaw Community Bank in Okla. hires new CEO

Chickasaw Community Bank in Oklahoma City will soon have a new CEO. The $485.5 million-asset bank said that Bill Schonacher will take over its top role on March 4. Schonacher was president and CEO of IBC Bank, according to his LinkedIn profile.

February 22, 2024