Strategic Insights into Banking & Fintech

1st Source consolidates bank president, CEO roles

1st Source consolidates bank president, CEO roles

Several executive changes are planned at 1st Source in South Bend, Ind. The $8.1 billion-asset company said in a press release that Andrea Short will become CEO of its bank on Dec. 1. Short, who will remain the bank’s president, will succeed Christopher Murphy III, who will remain the company’s chairman, president and CEO and the bank’s chairman. Short will now have oversight of personal banking, business banking, specialty finance,

November 23, 2022
FDIC frees Unity Bank in N.J. from consent order

FDIC frees Unity Bank in N.J. from consent order

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has terminated a consent order against the bank unit of Unity Bancorp in Clinton, N.J. The $2.3 billion-asset United disclosed in a regulatory filing that the July 2020 order was terminated on Tuesday. The order, which followed a 2019 safety and soundness examination, required the bank to strengthen its Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering program. It also required the bank's board to form a committee to

November 23, 2022
UMB buys Old National’s HSA business

UMB buys Old National’s HSA business

UMB Financial in Kansas City, Mo., has acquired the health savings account business of Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind. The $46.2 billion-asset Old National disclosed in a regulatory filing that about $382 million of HSA-related deposits were transferred to the $37.6 billion-asset UMB. UMB paid a roughly $92 million premium to Old National. When the deal was announced earlier this year, the companies said that about $500 million of

November 23, 2022
HBT in Illinois taps insider as next bank president

HBT in Illinois taps insider as next bank president

HBT Financial in Bloomington, Ill., will soon have a new bank president.   The $4.2 billion-asset HBT said in a press release that Patrick Busch will step down as president of Heartland Bank and as the company’s chief lending officer, effective Dec. 31. He will remain at the company as vice chairman.   J. Lance Carter, the company’s president and chief operating officer, will succeed Busch at the bank level.

November 23, 2022
How Lakeland juggled DoJ and M&A negotiations

How Lakeland juggled DoJ and M&A negotiations

Lakeland Bancorp in Oak Ridge, N.J., finalized an acquisition and negotiated the settlement of redlining claims by the Justice Department while discussing its pending merger with Provident Financial Services in Iselin, N.J. The $13.6 billion-asset Provident agreed in late September to buy the $10.5 billion-asset Lakeland for $1.3 billion. Lakeland juggled early stage talks with Provident while negotiating to buy 1st Constitution Bancorp, according to a regulatory filing. Lakeland agreed

November 22, 2022
PacWest officially names Paul Taylor as its next CEO

PacWest officially names Paul Taylor as its next CEO

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles followed through on its plan to name Paul Taylor as its next CEO. The $41 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that Taylor, its president, will succeed Matthew Wagner as CEO on Jan. 1. PacWest said when it hired Taylor as president that it was “anticipated” that he would eventually become CEO, though the transition was originally planned for later in 2023. Wagner

November 21, 2022
First Foundation’s interim president leaves

First Foundation’s interim president leaves

First Foundation has shuffled its management ranks for the second time in less than a month. The $12.3 billion-asset company said in a press release that Scott Kavanaugh, its CEO, had taken on the role. He succeeded Kevin Thompson, who stepped down as chief financial officer and interim president. Amy Djou, First Foundation’s chief accounting officer, was named interim CFO while the company begins to search for a permanent replacement.

November 21, 2022
BM Technologies pushes back closing timeline for bank deal

BM Technologies pushes back closing timeline for bank deal

BM Technologies in Radnor, Pa., no longer expects to complete its pending purchase of First Sound Bank in 2022. The fintech, which intends to rebrand the $154 million-asset First Sound as BMTX Bank, said in a press release that it will resubmit its merger application to “respond to questions posed by regulators.” The plan is to resubmit the application early next year. BM Technologies said that the parties will need

November 21, 2022