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Cash management platform Lorum seeks national trust charter

Cash management platform Lorum seeks national trust charter

Lorum has joined a fast-growing list of companies applying for a national trust charter. The multicurrency clearing and cash management platform applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on March 31 to create Lorum National Trust Bank. The charter would allow Lorum to seek a Federal Reserve account. That, in turn, would allow it to expand its fiduciary services offerings. Lorum is in the process of moving

April 7, 2026
Mt. McKinley Bank in Alaska selects insider as new CEO

Mt. McKinley Bank in Alaska selects insider as new CEO

Mt. McKinley Bank in Fairbanks, Alaska, has a new leader. The $640.7 million-asset bank said in a LinkedIn post that David Durham had become its president and CEO. "David brings a strong vision for the future and a deep commitment to the communities we serve," the post said. "Under his leadership, the bank will continue to grow while staying true to our values and mission." Durham was chief credit administrator.

April 7, 2026
ICBA-led effort presses FDIC to reconsider deposit insurance for Edwards Jones

ICBA-led effort presses FDIC to reconsider deposit insurance for Edwards Jones

A large group of banking associations is petitioning the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to reconsider its decision to approve deposit insurance for Edward Jones. The FDIC gave the brokerage firm conditional approval in February. Edward Jones reapplied for an industrial loan charter in April 2025, resuming an effort it abandoned in late 2022. The Independent Community Bankers of America, along with 38 state banking associations, sent a letter to the

April 6, 2026
Coinbase receives conditional OCC approval for trust charter

Coinbase receives conditional OCC approval for trust charter

Coinbase received conditional approval for a national trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The approval "is the result of years of investment in compliance, engagement with regulators, and belief that the right path forward for crypto is through the system — not around it,” Greg Tusar, co-CEO of Coinbase Institutional, wrote in a note posted on the company's website. “Let me be direct about what

April 3, 2026
Community Bank Owatonna in Minnesota appoints new CEO

Community Bank Owatonna in Minnesota appoints new CEO

Community Bank Owatonna in Minnesota has a new CEO. The $98.4 million-asset bank said that Derek Skala had also become its president. Skala was vice president of credit, risk and business development at Central Farm Service. Skala “has built his banking career through progressive leadership roles with experience in credit administration and relationship management, along with a strong specialization in agricultural banking,” the bank said. “Derek also brings experience in

April 3, 2026
Proposed Bank of St. George to have single financial backer

Proposed Bank of St. George to have single financial backer

Bruce Jensen is again looking to lead a de novo bank in Utah. Jensen is the proposed CEO of Bank of St. George, which recently applied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. He was also set to lead a bank with the same name that received conditional FDIC approval in 2019 but ultimately did not open. The latest iteration of the bank would be completely funded by Fred Lampropoulos, who

April 2, 2026
Quaint Oak in Pa. freed from BSA-related consent orders

Quaint Oak in Pa. freed from BSA-related consent orders

Quaint Oak Bancorp in Southampton, Pa., has been freed from May 2025 enforcement actions. The company disclosed in a regulatory filing that its bank was released from consent orders from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the state of Pennsylvania. The orders were tied to the bank's compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and followed an on-site exam. "During the remediation period, the bank implemented substantial enhancements to its compliance

April 2, 2026
Longhorn Medical Holdings seeks BHC to buy Robert Lee State Bank

Longhorn Medical Holdings seeks BHC to buy Robert Lee State Bank

Longhorn Medical Holdings in Tyler, Texas, has applied to become a bank holding company so it can buy Robert Lee Bancshares in Robert Lee, Texas. Longhorn plans to form Ranger Bank to absorb the $44 million-asset Robert Lee State Bank. The price wasn't disclosed. Commerce Street Capital advised the buyer.

April 2, 2026