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Washington bank sued by hedge fund names next CEO
Curt Queyrouze, most recently president of Coastal Community Bank, was chosen as First Fed’s next CEO, following the resignation of former CEO Matthew Deines in July.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 15, 2025 -
Zions CEO eyes acquisition opportunities
The $89 billion-asset regional is “a really good partner” for small banks that “are going to be looking for a home,” its CEO said this week.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 12, 2025 -
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Since the approval of Capital One’s acquisition of Discover, banks have increasingly waded into new deals. Beyond that, they’ve doubled down on strategy, from organic growth to branch placement to app design.
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TD names next COO, general counsel
The Canadian lender hired its incoming operations chief from HSBC and general counsel from BMO. Meanwhile, a 37-year TD vet will take on a global marketing role.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 11, 2025 -
Merger with Synovus isn’t ‘Truist 2.0,’ Pinnacle CEO says
The CEOs of Pinnacle and Synovus sought to assure investors Tuesday that they learned from other recent mergers of equals and sorted out a number of decisions early on.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 11, 2025 -
PNC CEO: ‘We just effectively bought Colorado’
If PNC finds another acquisition target like FirstBank, “we’d probably do it,” CEO Bill Demchak said Tuesday, adding, “the path to growth is long and curious, and unpredictable.”
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 10, 2025 -
Minnesota’s Bremer Bank to lay off 244 after sale to Old National
The employee reductions will go into effect in October and November, according to a WARN notice filed with the state. Old National’s acquisition of Bremer closed May 1.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 10, 2025 -
PNC to acquire FirstBank in $4.1B deal
The move would triple PNC’s presence in Colorado and boost its Arizona footprint by more than a dozen branches, the bank said.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 8, 2025 -
JPMorgan to launch digital retail bank in Germany in 2026
Germany will be the Wall Street bank’s second European retail market after entering the U.K. in 2021.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 4, 2025 -
BNY offers cyber, AI training for community bankers
The program is set to address cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and data analytics – topics that came up in a survey of community bankers BNY fielded last year.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 4, 2025 -
FNB dives deeper into the Southeast
First National Bank aims to add more branches in North and South Carolina, joining a growing list of banks doubling down on their presence in the region.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 3, 2025 -
JPMorgan Chase’s ‘small bites’ approach to growth pays off
The largest U.S. lender is closely tracking customer migration as it maps out where to add more branches, its Southeast consumer-banking lead says.
By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 3, 2025 -
Kansas bank to broach Nebraska in $122.8M deal
Equity Bancshares’ merger with Frontier Holdings, set to close in the fourth quarter, is expected to bolster the Wichita lender’s footprint with seven added locations, along with $1.4 billion in new assets.
By Dan Ennis • Sept. 3, 2025 -
HSBC US CEO leaves for Deutsche Bank
Lisa McGeough took the helm of the British lender’s U.S. operations in January. Jason Henderson, deputy head of U.S. banking at HSBC, has stepped into McGeough’s former role.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 2, 2025 -
ANZ bankers learned they were axed in email error
Roughly 300 retail bankers at one of Australia’s largest lenders discovered, through an automated email – before higher-ups told them – that they were losing their jobs.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 28, 2025 -
FDIC: Capital One-Discover deal dents Q2 bank profit
Aggregate net income for banks insured by the regulator fell 1%, to $69.9 billion, in the quarter, due to higher provision expenses tied to Capital One’s acquisition of Discover.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 27, 2025 -
JPMorgan Chase relaunches HELOC loans after 5-year break
The bank stopped offering home equity lines of credit in April 2020 due to economic uncertainty and now looks to capitalize on high home values.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 27, 2025 -
First Horizon doubles down on Charlotte hiring
The Memphis, Tennessee-based regional lender is tapping the North Carolina city’s talent pool to grow its digital team, said Laura Bunn, the bank’s mid-Atlantic regional president.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 27, 2025 -
Synovus, Pinnacle plan post-merger C-suite
In perhaps a nod to a lesson learned from the Truist combination, the two regional banks laid out the combined company’s management team.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 22, 2025 -
U.S. Bank wants a piece of Charlotte, too
The Minneapolis-based super-regional opened its seventh branch this week in North Carolina’s largest city, and wants to double its presence in a market where Truist, BofA and Wells Fargo are heavily entrenched.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 22, 2025 -
Washington’s 1st Security names next CEO
Matthew Mullet, who was named president of the bank in July 2024, will succeed Joseph Adams as CEO in September.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Aug. 21, 2025 -
Truist aims to build 100 new branches in a mass-affluent grab
The bank is targeting high-growth markets such as Austin, Miami and Dallas in a push that involves hiring more advisers, refining its AI tools and renovating 300 of its current branches.
By Dan Ennis , Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 20, 2025 -
Ex-Regions teller banned from banking after alleged theft
Markel O’Neal Calhoun stole nearly $18,000 from the bank last February, the Federal Reserve alleged.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Aug. 20, 2025 -
Virginia’s TowneBank to buy NC’s Dogwood in $476.2M deal
The move would add 17 branches – many along the I-85 corridor in the Carolinas. TowneBank is set to close a separate acquisition of Old Point Financial on Sept. 1.
By Dan Ennis • Aug. 19, 2025 -
Texas lender embraces independence amid flurry of consolidation
“People like to do business with folks that know the community, know the state, know the region,” and “that’s where banks of our size fit,” said Danny Butler, CEO of San Antonio-based Jefferson Bank.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 19, 2025 -
CIBC taps new US CEO
The Canadian bank named Kevin Li the next CEO of its U.S. operations. Current U.S. CEO Shawn Beber will shift to a special adviser role in November before retiring next July.
By Caitlin Mullen • Aug. 13, 2025