Agility Bank, a proposed women-owned de novo bank with a digital focus, is set to open next week.Organizers of the women-run bank, which is planned to open in Houston, made the announcement in a Wednesday press release. The bank will open with $35 million in initial capital. The group behind the nationally chartered bank filed its initial application in April 2020.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. provided conditional approval for deposit

Vernon Hill has filed a lawsuit against Republic First Bancorp in Philadelphia – where he is the CEO.Hill’s lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is seeking a temporary restraining order to block the $5.7 billion-asset company’s board from conducting business without a quorum, communicating with bank employees or “taking any other actions that will disturb the status quo on the board.” Hill was replaced

BayFirst Financial in St. Petersburg, Fla., has closed three mortgage offices after shutting down its primary consumer direct mortgage business. The $889 million-asset company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the closure was part of a broader restructuring of its residential mortgage division. BayFirst closed residential loan production offices in Overland Park, Kan.; New Albany, Ohio; and Tampa, Fla. The restructure reflects "reduced volume due to a lack of refinance demand

Organizers of the proposed Integro Bank in Phoenix have received conditional approval from the State of Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Services. The group must raise at least $27.9 million in capital. The effort also needs approval from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to obtain deposit insurance. "With this state regulatory approval representing a major milestone, our team is now focused on collecting the remaining funds from our investor pipeline so that

The Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will hold public hearings on BMO Financial’s planned acquisition of Bank of the West and TD Bank’s proposed purchase of First Horizon.The hearing for the $16 billion merger of BMO and Bank of the West is set for July 14, while the hearing for the $13.4 billion combination of TD Bank and First Horizon will take place on

John Ryan, president and CEO of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, has died. The organization, which represents state banking regulators, said in a statement Tuesday that Ryan passed away unexpectedly the day before. James Cooper, executive vice president of policy and supervision, was named acting CEO. “On behalf of the CSBS board of directors, executive team, staff and membership, we extend our deepest sympathies to John’s family and everyone who knew and

CBTX and Allegiance Bancshares in Houston will rebrand as Stellar Bancorp following their merger. The $4.5 billion-asset CBTX and the $7.2 billion-asset Allegiance announced their proposed merger in November. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter. The bank will be known as Stellar Bank. "When we heard the name Stellar, it fit,” Robert Franklin Jr., CBTX’s chairman, CEO and president, said in a Tuesday press release.  “We are in a

Farmers National Banc Corp. in Canfield, Ohio, was one of two banks to make an offer for Emclaire Financial in Emlenton, Pa. The $4.1 billion-asset Farmers agreed in late March to buy the $1.1 billion-asset Emclaire for $105 million. The move will provide Farmers with its first branches in Pittsburgh. Farmers easily cemented its position when its initial bid topped that of the other suitor by 20%, according to a regulatory filing