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Webster to buy interLINK from StoneCastle Partners

Webster to buy interLINK from StoneCastle Partners

Webster Financial in Stamford, Conn., has agreed to buy StoneCastle Insured Sweep from StoneCastle Partners. The $65 billion-asset Webster said the business, which operates as interLINK, is a deposit management platform that administers more than $9 billion of deposits from FDIC-insured cash sweep programs between banks and broker/dealers and clearing firms. InterLINK administers about 520,000 retail brokerage accounts on behalf of broker/dealers and clearing platforms. The deal is expected to

December 5, 2022
TD, BMO push back closing dates for US bank deals

TD, BMO push back closing dates for US bank deals

TD Bank Group and Bank of Montreal have pushed back the projected closing dates for their purchase of U.S. banks. TD said on Thursday that it expects to complete the acquisition of First Horizon in Memphis, Tenn., by April 30. The $13.4 billion deal was originally expected to close last fall. The delay will trigger a financial incentive for First Horizon shareholders. First Horizon investors will receive an additional 65

December 2, 2022
LendingClub to buy loan portfolio from MUFG parent

LendingClub to buy loan portfolio from MUFG parent

LendingClub in San Francisco has agreed to buy a roughly $1.1 billion portfolio of personal loans from the parent company of MUFG Union Bank. The loans, originated through LendingClub’s marketplace, were acquired by MUFG Union Bank. U.S. Bancorp recently bought MUFG Union from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial in Tokyo. LendingClub is servicing the loans, which have an outstanding principal weighted average FICO score of 729. The price wasn’t disclosed. “LendingClub utilized

December 2, 2022
Triumph Bancorp rebrands as Triumph Financial

Triumph Bancorp rebrands as Triumph Financial

Triumph Bancorp in Dallas has rebranded as Triumph Financial. The $5.6 billion-asset company said in a press release that it had also replaced its “TBK” stock symbol with “TFIN.” Triumph Business Capital, Triumph Insurance Group and Triumph Commercial Finance were rebranded as Triumph. The changes “reflect our evolution from a bank holding company to a financial and technology company focused on payments, factoring and banking,” Aaron Graft, Triumph’s vice chairman

December 1, 2022
Newtek gets OCC approval to buy New York bank

Newtek gets OCC approval to buy New York bank

Newtek Business Services in Boca Raton, Fla., has secured approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to buy National Bank of New York City. Newtek said in a press release that it expects to complete its purchase of the $206 million-asset National Bank of New York City next month. Newtek plans to brand its bank holding company as NewtekOne. The OCC’s approval includes a condition that the

December 1, 2022
Byline in Chicago to buy Inland Bancorp

Byline in Chicago to buy Inland Bancorp

Byline Bancorp in Chicago has agreed to buy Inland Bancorp in Oak Brook, Ill. The $7.3 billion-asset Byline said in a press release that it will pay $165 million in cash and stock for the $1.2 billion-asset Inland. The deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, valued Inland at 125% of its tangible book value. Inland has 10 branches, $854 million of loans and $1 billion of

November 30, 2022
Minority-focused neobank Greenwood raises $45M

Minority-focused neobank Greenwood raises $45M

Greenwood, a challenger bank that is focused on Black and Latino customers, has raised $45 million in new capital. Greenwood said in a press release that the investment round was led by Pendulum, which is now the digital bank’s biggest investor. Other new investors included Cercano Management, Cohen Circle, The George Kaiser Family Foundation and NextEra Energy. Bank of America, Citi Ventures, PNC, Popular, Truist Ventures, TTV Capital and Wells

November 30, 2022
Former MLB player to join Farmers National board

Former MLB player to join Farmers National board

A former professional baseball player will join the board of Farmers National Banc Corp. in Canfield, Ohio. The $4.1 billion-asset Farmers said in a press release that André Thornton will join the board on Jan. 1, with an initial term that will run through 2024. Thornton will also serve on the corporate governance and nominating committee and the board enterprise risk management committee. Thornton, who played for the Cleveland Indians

November 30, 2022