The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has eliminated a short-lived appeals process that had the backing of bankers. The Office of Supervisory Appeals, formed before President Biden took office, had become fully staffed on Dec. 6. The standalone office was intended to act as an internal court where banks could appeal supervisory findings by examiners. The agency’s board recently disbanded the office and restored the preexisting Supervision Appeals Review Committee. The board also

IC Federal Credit Union in Fitchburg, Mass., has hired a veteran banker as its chief operating officer.CarrieAnne Cormier announced on her LinkedIn account that she is joining the $574 million-asset credit union. Cormier had spent the previous 17 years at Avidia Bank in Hudson, Mass. She had been the $2.4 billion-asset bank's senior vice president of retail operations and strategy since 2014, where she oversaw a 10-branch network."It's an honor to

Esther George is set to retire as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.The Kansas City Fed announced that George will retire in January. George, who has been in the post for 11 years, is set to reach the central bank’s mandatory retirement age of 65.Egon Zehnder, an executive recruitment firm, was hired to asset the Kansas City Fed in its search for a successor. A

Denver Community Credit Union in Colorado has rebranded as Zing Credit Union.The $457 million-asset credit union said in a press release that it had considered rebranding since 2017 when it began to include more communities and members beyond Denver. “Interviews and focus groups guided the decision,” the credit union, which was formed in 1934, said in the release. “This is a decision that was not taken lightly and was evaluated

Heartland BanCorp in Whitehall, Ohio, has added the state’s lieutenant governor to its board. The company said in a press release that Jon Husted became a director on May 17. He joined the $1.4 billion-asset bank’s board in March. Husted “brings an enormous amount of knowledge, relationships and experience that will be beneficial to the board as we continue to grow our franchise throughout Ohio,” Scott McComb, Heartland’s chairman, president and CEO,

The president and CEO of Northwest Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, has died. The $14.4 billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that Ronald Seiffert, 65, died unexpectedly of natural causes. He was also the company’s chairman. Northwest said that William Harvey Jr., its chief financial officer, was named interim president and CEO. Timothy Fannin, the company’s lead director, was named interim chairman. “Bank employees have been informed of the news and Northwest

Farmers and Merchants Bancshares in Hampstead, Md., has found a successor for its retiring CEO.The $718 million-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that Gary Harris will become its president on July 1. He will succeed James Bosley Jr. as CEO at the end of this year. Farmers and Merchants worked with Kaplan Partners, a Philadelphia executive recruitment firm, on the search process, which evaluated bankers from Boston to Atlanta. Harris

Organizers of Integro Bank in Phoenix have cleared another major hurdle. The group said in a press release that it has received conditional approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Organizers must raise at least $27.9 million before being cleared to open. Integro received conditional approval from the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions earlier this month. "Combining this federal regulatory approval with our state regulatory approval and our recently obtained bank