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Quaint Oak in Pa. hit with consent orders tied to BSA/AML compliance

Quaint Oak in Pa. hit with consent orders tied to BSA/AML compliance

Quaint Oak Bancorp in Southampton, Pa., is working through a regulatory order. The company disclosed in a regulatory filing that its bank agreed to consent agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and Pennsylvania's Department of Banking and Securities, Bureau of Bank Supervision tied to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act. The orders followed an on-site examination that began on Feb. 20, 2024. Quaint Oak said it believes the

May 21, 2025
CSI hires technology veteran Nancy Langer as its CEO

CSI hires technology veteran Nancy Langer as its CEO

Software provider CSI has a new CEO. The Paducah, Ky., company said in a press release that Nancy Langer had also become its president and joined its board. Langer, was was recently CEO of Transact Campus, succeeded David Culbertson, who will become vice chair. "Joining CSI is a full-circle moment in my career," Langer said in the release. "Just as community banks across the country are seeking better ways to

May 21, 2025
Delaware Bankers Association hires outsider as new CEO

Delaware Bankers Association hires outsider as new CEO

The Delaware Bankers Association has its next leader lined up. The association said that Karyn Polak will become its president, CEO and treasurer on June 2. She will succeed Sarah Long, who will retire on May 30. Polak was deputy general counsel at PNC from 2014 to 2019. She was general counsel at Transamerica from 2019 to 2022.

May 21, 2025
BancFirst to buy American Bank of Oklahoma

BancFirst to buy American Bank of Oklahoma

BancFirst in Oklahoma City has agreed to buy American Bank of Oklahoma in Collinsville. The $14 billion-asset BancFirst said in a press release that it expects to buy the $320 million-asset American Bank in the third quarter. The price wasn't disclosed. "Collinsville and Skiatook are thriving communities that continue to experience dynamic growth in northeastern Oklahoma," David Harlow, BancFirst's CEO, said in the release. "This acquisition aligns with our continued commitment to serving communities here in

May 21, 2025
Independent in Mass. to cut 125 jobs tied to Enterprise acquisition

Independent in Mass. to cut 125 jobs tied to Enterprise acquisition

Independent Bank Corp. in Rockland, Mass., plans to cut 125 jobs this year as part of its planned acquisition of Enterprise Bancorp in Lowell, Mass. Independent agreed in December to buy Enterprise for $562 million in a deal expected to close in the second half of this year. Independent filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN) notice, stating that the jobs will be cut across three locations between July

May 21, 2025
Ameris in Ga. freed from redlining-based consent order

Ameris in Ga. freed from redlining-based consent order

Ameris Bancorp in Atlanta has been freed from a November 2023 consent order tied to redlining claims. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ended the order between the company and the Department of Justice, dismissing the related civil action with prejudice. The recent order came after the Justice Department submitted an unopposed motion to lift the enforcement action. The order addressed alleged violations of fair lending

May 21, 2025
Hometown Financial to buy CFSB Bancorp in Mass. for $44 million

Hometown Financial to buy CFSB Bancorp in Mass. for $44 million

Hometown Financial Group in Peabody, Mass., has agreed to buy CFSB Bancorp in Quincy, Mass. The $6.6 billion-asset Hometown said in a press release that it will pay $44 million in cash for the $366 million-asset parent of Colonial Federal Savings Bank. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter. "This merger will increase our presence in eastern Massachusetts, and we're eager to share the power and resources of

May 20, 2025
PNC to buy broker-dealer Aqueduct Capital Group

PNC to buy broker-dealer Aqueduct Capital Group

PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh has agreed to buy Charlotte, N.C., broker-dealer Aqueduct Capital Group. PNC said in a press release that it expects to buy Aqueduct in mid-summer. The price wasn't disclosed. Aqueduct, a placement agent focused on raising capital for private equity, private credit and real asset managers, was founded in 2003. "This acquisition is complementary to existing capital advisory capabilities provided through PNC's subsidiary Harris Williams and

May 20, 2025