Strategic Insights into Banking & Fintech
First National Bank in Fort Pierre, S.D., has agreed to buy Wyoming Bank & Trust in Cheyenne. The $1.7 billion-asset First National plans to buy the $342 million-asset Wyoming Bank in the third quarter. The price wasn't disclosed. “By joining our two well-established community banks, we will be able to better serve the growing market in the Rocky Mountain region," Craig Davis, First National's president, said in a statement. Wyoming
Finastra has agreed to sell its treasury and capital markets unit to an affiliate of private equity firm Apax Partners. The U.K. company did not disclose the price to be paid by Apax. The deal is expected to close in the first half of next year, when the business will be rebranded and operate as a standalone entity. The deal will allow Finastra to focus more on its core banking
Community Bank Delaware in Lewes raised capital by selling common stock. The bank raised $1.8 million on May 14 with a private placement, based on data compiled by Performance Trust Capital Partners. The shares sold, pricing and investors were not readily available.
Union Bankshares in Morrisville, Vt., is looking for a new CEO. The company disclosed in a regulatory filing that David Silverman will also retire as president next year. The board plans to conduct a comprehensive search for his successor, including the formation of a subcommittee of independent directors from the nominating and governance committee. That subcommittee is expected to be appointed at the May 21 board meeting. Silverman will remain president
Carver Bancorp in New York was issued an enforcement action that requires its bank to create a three-year plan focused on earnings performance. The company disclosed in a regulatory filing that Carver Federal Savings Bank entered into a written agreement with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that requires it to develop a strategic plan that focuses on measures for growth, capital, liquidity, and balance sheet mix. The bank
Citigroup in New York agreed to sell a unit that advises its global alternative investment fund platform to technology provider iCapital. Citi didn't disclose the price that Capital will pay. Citi said that iCapital will manage and operate the fund platform, while Citi remains the distributor. The platform includes a range of alternative investment strategies and asset classes, including private equity, growth equity, private credit, infrastructure, venture capital, real estate
BOK Financial in Tulsa, Oklahoma, launched a mortgage finance business. BOK said in a press release that the mortgage finance team will be led by Donnie Martin, who joined the company last year from City National Bank. The new business is part of the company's focus on building deeper relationships with mortgage banking customers, Martin Grunst, BOK's chief financial officer, said in the release.
Greenswoods State Bank in Lake Mills, Wis., has a new president. The bank said in a press release that Jim Hegenbarth succeeded Rob Cera, who will serve as co-CEO with Bill McDonald. Hegenbarth was a market president at the bank. “Jim is a respected and forward-thinking leader whose expertise, vision, and values align perfectly with our mission,” Cera said in the release. “This promotion is not only a recognition of
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