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CF Bankshares in Ohio shifts mortgage strategy

CF Bankshares in Ohio shifts mortgage strategy

CF Bankshares in Columbus, Ohio, is no longer selling its mortgage originations to investors.The $1.6 billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that it exited the business in the second quarter in favor of portfolio lending with servicing retained. The notional amount of mortgages sold fell to $9.4 million in the second quarter from $972 million a year earlier. The company recognized $121,000 in revenue from mortgage activities during the

August 3, 2022
Former Citi compliance chief joins LendingClub board

Former Citi compliance chief joins LendingClub board

LendingClub in San Francisco will add two financial services professionals to its board. The digital lender said in a press release Monday that Faiz Ahmad and Kathryn Reimann will become directors on Aug. 15. The company also said that Patricia McCord would step down from the board on Sept. 30. Reimann is an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law, where she focuses on corporate compliance and enforcement. She previously

August 2, 2022
Bank of Burlington cleared to open

Bank of Burlington cleared to open

Bank of Burlington in South Burlington, Vt., has been cleared to open. Organizers said in a press release that the de novo had received its certificate of insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and a certificate of authority from the State of Vermont Department of Financial Regulation. “We are delighted to announce the opening of Bank of Burlington,” Geoffrey Hesslink, the bank’s chairman and CEO, said in the release. "Bank of Burlington

August 2, 2022
Grasshopper in NYC raises $30M of capital

Grasshopper in NYC raises $30M of capital

Grasshopper Bank in New York has raised $30.4 million of fresh capital.The $305 million-asset bank said in a press release that the investors included Carpenter & Co., Endeavour Capital Advisors, FJ Capital Management, GCP Capital Partners and Patriot Financial Partners. Most of those participants were existing investors. "Our strategic direction is set,” Mike Butler, Grasshopper's CEO, said in a press release. “The new capital will further support our growth and solidify our

August 2, 2022
BaaS helps ease sting of Provident deposit outflows

BaaS helps ease sting of Provident deposit outflows

Deposit inflows from Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and digital assets partially offset an exodus of more traditional deposits at Provident Bancorp in Amesbury, Mass. The $1.8 billion-asset company said that overall deposits at June 30 fell by 1.4% from the end of 2021, to $1.4 billion. Traditional deposits fell by 3.3%, to about $1.1 billion. Another $14 million of deposits tied to enterprise value customers left the bank over the first half of 2022. Provident

August 1, 2022
F.N.B. stepping up expansion in Virginia

F.N.B. stepping up expansion in Virginia

F.N.B. Corp. in Pittsburgh is looking to fill some gaps in Virginia.The $42 billion-asset company said it had hired Wes York to open a commercial lending office in Richmond. It also plans to open at least 11 offices in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., by 2024.F.N.B. currently has seven branches in the Washington area.York previously worked at South State, where he was a commercial team leader, according to his LinkedIn

August 1, 2022
Comerica hires new head of payments from Wells Fargo

Comerica hires new head of payments from Wells Fargo

Comerica in Dallas has a new head of payments. The $87 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that Allysun Fleming will oversee all of its payments-related operations. She will report to Peter Sefzik, an executive vice president at Comerica Bank. "Our vision is to grow and optimize Comerica in ways that deepen the value we provide our commercial, wealth and retail customers," Sefzik said in the release.  "With the addition

August 1, 2022
Nano Banc in Calif. adds new CEO, chairman

Nano Banc in Calif. adds new CEO, chairman

Nano Banc in Irvine, Calif., made changes to several high-profile posts. The $1.1 billion-asset business bank said in a press release that it had named R. Scott Racusin as its CEO and Mary Lynn Lenz as its chairman. Steven Buster was named vice chairman. Racusin previously served as president and CEO of Merchants Bank of California. He was also set to become president and CEO of Robinhood Bank when the startup

July 30, 2022