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Nebraska credit union dealing with fraud issue

Nebraska credit union dealing with fraud issue

Creighton Federal Credit Union in Omaha, Neb., is slowly getting back to normal following a series of fraudulent online debit card purchases. The $66.8 million-asset credit union is now allowing members to make four online debit card purchases per day. Earlier in the week, Creighton had capped those transactions to once daily. “We have learned that some members are receiving telephone calls asking for your account number and other personal

February 17, 2023
FB Financial invests in manufactured home lender

FB Financial invests in manufactured home lender

FB Financial in Nashville, Tenn., has invested in a fintech that focuses on manufactured home loans. The $12.8 billion-asset company said in a press release that its FirstBank unit invested in Zippy. The amount of the investment and the size of the stake were not disclosed. Zippy operates in nine states – Texas, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Indiana and Michigan – with plans to more than double its

February 17, 2023
Former bank president in N.D. sentenced for fraud

Former bank president in N.D. sentenced for fraud

A former president of First Security Bank-West in Beulah, N.D., has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of bank fraud. The Justice Department said in a press release that Brady Daniel Torgerson was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay a $200 special assessment. Torgerson was arrested in November 2022 for committing fraud against First Security and Union

February 16, 2023
Customers in Pa. forms loan syndications team

Customers in Pa. forms loan syndications team

Customers Bancorp in Malvern, Pa., has formed a new loan syndications banking team, marking an expansion in middle-market lending. The $20 billion-asset company said in a press release that it hired Kyle Silberman as a managing director and head of loan syndications. He previously served as head of syndications at Amerant Bank. The team will largely focus on the commercial real estate, health care, fund finance, technology/venture and financial institution

February 16, 2023
Signature Bank in New York sets up CEO succession

Signature Bank in New York sets up CEO succession

Joe DePaolo, founding CEO of Signature Bank, plans to gradually step back from the New York bank. The $110 billion-asset bank said in a press release that DePaolo, its president and CEO, will transition to a senior adviser role this year. Eric Howell, Signature’s chief operating officer, will become president on March 1. Howell will continue to serve as COO. DePaolo will remain CEO and stay on the board. The

February 16, 2023
Truist selling 20% stake in insurance unit for nearly $2B

Truist selling 20% stake in insurance unit for nearly $2B

Truist Financial in Charlotte, N.C., has agreed to sell a 20% stake in its insurance unit for nearly $2 billion in cash. The $555 billion-asset company said in a press release that it plans to sell the stake to funds managed by Stone Point Capital. Mubadala Investment and other entities are also participating in the transaction. The transaction values Truist Insurance Holdings at $14.8 billion, including a common equity value of $9.8 billion

February 16, 2023
Lake Shore in ‘troubled condition,’ suspends dividend

Lake Shore in ‘troubled condition,’ suspends dividend

Lake Shore Bancorp in Dunkirk, N.Y. has suspended its quarterly dividend after its bank was classified as being in a “troubled condition” by the Office of Comptroller of the Currency. The $700 million-asset company disclosed in a regulatory filing that it will focus its capital resources on fixing “operational, compliance and governance deficiencies described in the order.” Lake Shore agreed to a consent order on Feb. 9 that replaces a

February 15, 2023
TD Bank pledges $50B in five-year community plan

TD Bank pledges $50B in five-year community plan

  TD Bank in Toronto has pledged $50 billion to underserved communities as part of a community benefits plan tied to its pending purchase of First Horizon in Memphis, Tenn. TD Bank said in a press release that it worked with the National Community Reinvestment Coalition to create the five-year plan. "Banks have an important role in providing economic opportunity and supporting changes that help low- and moderate-income, diverse and

February 15, 2023