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FNCB in Pa. buys small stake in Quaint Oak Bancorp

FNCB in Pa. buys small stake in Quaint Oak Bancorp

FNCB Bancorp in Dumore, Pa., has acquired a 4.9% stake in Quaint Oak Bancorp in Southampton, Pa. The $707 million-asset Quaint Oak disclosed in a regulatory filing that it sold nearly 106,000 shares of common stock to the $1.7 billion-asset FNCB for roughly $2.4 million. Quaint Oak said it agreed to sell another 116,000 shares to FNCB in the future, provided that FNCB’s stake is capped at 9.9%. Quaint Oak

December 13, 2022
Florida de novo Evermore Bank set to open

Florida de novo Evermore Bank set to open

Evermore Bank is ready to open in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after raising $25 million of initial capital. The proposed de novo plans to open on Friday, according to the South Florida Business Journal. Organizers, which originally outlined plans to raise $26 million to $45 million, plan to open a second branch in Wellington, Fla., during the first quarter of the bank’s first year of operations. The goal is for Evermore

December 13, 2022
Dort Financial Credit Union plans to buy Fla. bank

Dort Financial Credit Union plans to buy Fla. bank

Dort Financial Credit Union in Grand Blanc, Mich., has agreed to buy Flagler Bank in West Palm Beach, Fla., from its parent company. The $1 billion-asset Dort is the 13th credit union to agree to buy a bank this year, excluding terminations. That matches 2019 for the highest number of credit-union bank deals. Flagler, a unit of Flagler Bancshares, has $489 million of assets. The bank will be rebranded as

December 13, 2022
Hometown Community in Ill. to buy Marine Bank

Hometown Community in Ill. to buy Marine Bank

Hometown Community Bancorp in Morton, Ill., has agreed to buy Marine Bancorp in Springfield, Ill. The parent of the $4.8 billion-asset Morton Community Bank said in a press release that it expects to buy the holding company for the $714 million-asset Marine Bank in the second quarter. The price wasn’t disclosed. "We are looking forward to partnering with such a successful community bank, with talented and dedicated employees who will

December 13, 2022
Enterprise Financial adds former bank CFO to board

Enterprise Financial adds former bank CFO to board

Enterprise Financial Services in St. Louis, Mo., has added three directors, including a former bank executive. The $13 billion-asset company said in a press release that Lyne Andrich, Marcela Manjarrez and Lina Young were also appointed to its bank board, effective immediately. Andrich served as chief financial officer of CoBiz Financial from May 2003 to January 2019. She also serves on the board of Fortis Financial. Manjarrez is CEO of

December 13, 2022
CNB Financial planning women-focused bank division

CNB Financial planning women-focused bank division

CNB Financial in Clearfield, Pa., plans to launch a banking division to focus on female entrepreneurs and business leaders. The $5.3 billion-asset CNB said in a press release that Impressia Bank, its sixth banking division, will debut next year. The platform will rely heavily on an online presence as it expands. Impressia will also rely on regional relationship and support managers to offer specialized services such as Small Business Administrative

December 12, 2022
RBB adds former bank president to management team

RBB adds former bank president to management team

RBB Bancorp in Los Angeles has hired a former bank president to serve as its chief administrative officer. The $3.9 billion-asset company said in a press release that Gary Fan will oversee marketing and wealth management. He is also expected to manage operations in the New York and Chicago markets. Fan will also focus initiatives including mergers and acquisitions, digital banking, new products and services, fintech and specialty banking. "With

December 12, 2022
Summit in W.Va. to buy PSB Holding in Maryland

Summit in W.Va. to buy PSB Holding in Maryland

Summit Financial Group in Moorefield, W.Va., has agreed to buy PSB Holding in Preston, Md. The $3.9 billion-asset Summit said in a press release that it will pay $53.9 million in stock for the $594 million-asset parent of Provident State Bank. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter. “This transaction represents an exceptional opportunity for Summit to combine with a financially strong and exceptionally well-managed bank possessing

December 12, 2022