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    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 • Aug. 27, 2025
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    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 • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Artificial intelligence

    The heavily regulated banking sector rarely gets to trailblaze. But with AI, an all-in mentality is fueling both research and adoption.

    By Banking Dive staff
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    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 • Aug. 22, 2025
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    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
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    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 , • Aug. 20, 2025
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    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 • Aug. 20, 2025
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    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 • Aug. 19, 2025
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    ‘The desire to sell, honestly, is not there’

    Jefferson Bank embraces independence as CEO Danny Butler's retirement approaches. “People like to do business with folks that know the community," Butler said. "That's where banks of our size fit."

    By • Aug. 19, 2025
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    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 • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Citi exec: Retail simplification is paying off

    “We're not trying to sell different packages or explain the nuances of” various product levels, said Kate Luft, the lender’s head of retail banking. “That's a complication, I would say, externally of Citi right now.”

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Ohio’s First Financial expands Chicago footprint in $142M deal

    The acquisition of BankFinancial, set to close in the fourth quarter, comes roughly a month and a half after First Financial proposed a $325 million purchase of a fellow Ohio lender. 

    By Rajashree Chakravarty • Aug. 12, 2025
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    Citizens taps Barclays vet as next CFO

    Aunoy Banerjee will become Citizens’ CFO in October, replacing John Woods, who’s leaving the Providence, Rhode Island-based regional lender to become CFO at State Street.

    By • Aug. 12, 2025
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    Berkshire, Brookline dub their post-merger brand Beacon

    The name draws a strong association with Boston, a key market for both banks. The companies expect the $1.1 billion deal to close by September, with systems integration early next year.

    By • Aug. 11, 2025
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    Simmons names next chief; CEO Makris to retire

    Jay Brogdon will succeed George Makris Jr. after he retires at year end. Marty Casteel, a director of the company, will become chair Jan. 1, 2026.

    By Rajashree Chakravarty • Aug. 5, 2025
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    Fifth Third, expanding to Alabama, aims to ‘show up differently’

    The lender’s head of consumer banking touts an open-air atmosphere and “consultative” priority that is far removed from his early-career days as a teller.

    By • Aug. 4, 2025
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    Frost CEO: Lending competition heating up

    For the Texas bank, loans lost to other lenders because of structure continued to increase in the second quarter. “I think this represents the level of competition developing in the market,” CEO Phil Green said.

    By • Aug. 1, 2025
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    Capital One delivers few details on $265B community plan

    A year after touting a community investment proposal as part of an effort to acquire Discover, the card issuer has yet to lay out program specifics.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 30, 2025
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    Activist investor pressures Comerica to sell

    HoldCo alleged that a larger bank could buy Comerica without major capital issues, putting forth PNC, Fifth Third and Huntington as options that “make sense.”

    By • July 29, 2025
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    Pinnacle, Synovus to combine in $8.6B deal

    Synovus had been the subject of merger rumors earlier in the week. The deal could stand as a test case for banks primed to cross the $100 billion-asset threshold amid expected Trump-era deregulation.

    By • July 25, 2025
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    Old National names KeyBank exec president, COO

    Tim Burke oversaw commercial banking in 12 markets at KeyBank, including Chicago. He succeeds Mark Sander, who retired from Old National this year.

    By • July 23, 2025
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    OpenAI’s Altman didn’t expect banks to take to AI so soon

    Financial institutions have been surprise early adopters of ChatGPT, and the AI industry is on the advent of "intelligence too cheap to meter," OpenAI's CEO and co-founder said at a Fed event Tuesday.

    By • July 22, 2025
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    PNC, Coinbase team up on crypto-as-a-service

    The nation’s largest crypto exchange and its seventh-largest bank are joining in their “commitment to a more resilient digital financial system,” the firms said Tuesday.

    By • July 22, 2025
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    Huntington CFO: Veritex met ‘high bar’ for acquisitions

    The Columbus, Ohio-based bank is largely focused on growing organically, although it remains “opportunistic” about compelling deals, the regional’s finance chief said.

    By • July 21, 2025
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    Texas, Wisconsin banks agree to buy in-state peers

    Prosperity Bancshares in Texas agreed to buy American Bank in a $321.5 million deal, while Bank First Corp. inked a $174.3 million deal with Centre 1 Bancorp. 

    By Rajashree Chakravarty • July 18, 2025
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    Western Alliance names JPMorgan vet its next CFO

    Vishal Idnani will take the CFO reins in January. Dale Gibbons, who’s been the bank’s finance chief for two decades, will become chief banking officer for deposit initiatives and innovation at the lender.

    By • July 18, 2025