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Seaman’s Bank in Mass. taps CFO as its next leader

Seaman’s Bank in Mass. taps CFO as its next leader

Seamen's Bank in Provincetown, Mass., has a new leader. The $478.5 million-asset bank said in a LinkedIn post that its board of trustees appointed Michael Silva as president and CEO. Silva has been interim president since May; he will remain treasurer until a successor is hired. Silva was chief financial officer before becoming interim president. “Michael's qualifications speak for themselves,” Steven Roderick, the bank's chairman, said in the post. “He

September 23, 2026
Texas Farm Credit Services, Legacy Ag Credit begin merger talks

Texas Farm Credit Services, Legacy Ag Credit begin merger talks

Texas Farm Credit Services and Legacy Ag Credit are in talks to merge. The lenders disclosed that they have a letter of intent to explore a merger, with hopes of completing it in November 2027. Due diligence is set to begin. The combined association would operate as Texas Farm Credit with Mark Miller, Texas Farm Credit’s CEO, retaining that role. Derrell Chapman, Legacy’s CEO, would serve on the executive leadership

September 22, 2026
Beacon Financial in Boston promotes COO as its new leader

Beacon Financial in Boston promotes COO as its new leader

Beacon Financial in Boston has selected an insider as its next CEO. The $22.3 billion-asset company said in a press release that Sean Gray, who has been chief operating officer, will also join the board. Gray succeeded Paul Perrault, who signed a one-year consulting agreement. “Sean is an established leader with broad operating expertise, deep institutional knowledge and proven relationships with our colleagues, clients, shareholders and communities,” David Brunelle, Beacon's

September 21, 2026
Kansas Bank Commissioner sets retirement date

Kansas Bank Commissioner sets retirement date

David Herndon will retire as Kansas Bank Commissioner on Oct. 30. Herndon has been the state's bank commissioner since 2019. He previously served as president, CEO and a director of First State Bank in Kansas City, Kan.

September 18, 2026
Gateway First in Okla. to buy Dallas-area bank

Gateway First in Okla. to buy Dallas-area bank

Gateway First Bancorp in Jenks, Okla., has agreed to buy First Western Mortgage and unit Colonial Savings in Fort Worth, Texas. The $2.1 billion-asset Gateway First plans to buy the $502 million-asset Colonial in the first quarter. The price was undisclosed. Performance Trust Capital Partners advised Gateway First. Olsen Palmer advised First Western Mortgage.

September 18, 2026
Cambridge Financial CEO to advise AI-focused website firm

Cambridge Financial CEO to advise AI-focused website firm

Ryan Bailey, the president and CEO of Cambridge Financial in Cambridge, Mass., will serve as an adviser to Fibr AI. Fibr AI, which leverages artificial intelligence to improve website experience, said in a press release that Bailey will advise it on the evolving needs of banks, credit unions, and digital financial-services companies. "Ryan has led within some of the country's largest financial institutions and now leads a community bank with

September 17, 2026
Mechanics in Calif. sells indirect auto look book to BofA trading desk

Mechanics in Calif. sells indirect auto look book to BofA trading desk

Mechanics Bancorp in Walnut Creek, Calif., has sold a portfolio of performing indirect auto loans to Bank of America's trading desk. The $21.2 billion-asset Mechanics said in a press release that it sold about $417 million of loans at a price near book value. The bank will retain about $13 million of runoff auto loans. Westlake Portfolio Management will continue to service the auto loans for Bank of America and

September 17, 2026
BCB in N.J. launches stock offering, warns of big 3Q loss

BCB in N.J. launches stock offering, warns of big 3Q loss

BCB Bancorp in Bayonne, N.J., is turning to the capital markets as the scale of its credit cleanup comes into sharper — and far more painful — focus. The $3.1 billion-asset company announced that it has launched an underwritten public offering of common stock, with Piper Sandler & Co. serving as sole book-running manager, with plans to raise $85.3 million. BCB also said it expects to report a third-quarter net

September 16, 2026