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M&T hires retired Truist CFO Daryl Bible to fill same post

M&T hires retired Truist CFO Daryl Bible to fill same post

Daryl Bible didn’t stay retired very long. M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., said in a press release that Bible will become its chief financial officer in the second quarter. Bible retired as CFO of Truist Financial in September. Bible joined BB&T in January 2008 from U.S. Bancorp and become the CFO nine months later. He kept the title when BB&T merged with SunTrust Banks to become Truist. "Daryl is a

December 14, 2022
Florida Bankers Association CEO to retire in late 2023

Florida Bankers Association CEO to retire in late 2023

Alex Sanchez plans to retire as president and CEO of the Florida Bankers Association. Sanchez plans to step down in December 2023, according to a LinkedIn post by the association. The post made no mention of the association's process for finding a successor. Sanchez has served as the FBA’s president and CEO since 1998.

December 14, 2022
U.S. Bancorp hires Chase exec to oversee branches

U.S. Bancorp hires Chase exec to oversee branches

U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis has hired a former JPMorgan Chase executive to oversee its branch network. The $601 billion-asset company said in a press release that Sekou Kaalund had filled the newly created role of head of branch banking. He is responsible for more than 2,200 branches, along with consumer and small business bankers in 26 states. Kaalund most recently served as the consumer bank division director for the northeast

December 14, 2022
First Bank in N.J. to buy Malvern Bancorp in Pa.

First Bank in N.J. to buy Malvern Bancorp in Pa.

First Bank in Hamilton, N.J., has agreed to buy Malvern Bancorp in Paoli, Pa. The $2.6 billion-asset First Bank said in a press release that it will pay $149.5 million in cash and stock for the $1 billion-asset Malvern. The deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, priced Malvern at 102.1% of its tangible book value. Malvern has nine branches, $815.6 million of loans and $785.3 million

December 14, 2022
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