Winter named chief people officer at MetaBank
MetaBank, Sioux Falls, S.D., has named Kathi Winter executive vice president, chief people officer. [Continue]
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Heartland names general counsel
Jay Kim has joined Heartland Financial USA as executive vice president, general counsel reporting directly to President/CEO Bruce Lee. [Continue]
InBank launches new Denver LPO
InBank has opened a loan production office in the north Denver area. The new location at 7100 Broadway expand its reach along the U.S. 36 corridor. [Continue]
Starion Bank names Morgan president
Don Morgan has been named president of Starion Bank, Bismarck, N.D., with Craig Larson continuing as CEO and board chair for the $1.3 billion bank. [Continue]
Associated names new CCO
John P. Hankerd, executive vice president and chief credit officer at Associated Bank, Green Bay, Wis., will retire and be replaced by Patrick E. Ahern. [Continue]
Midland names CFO
Eric Lemke was named chief financial officer of Midland States Bancorp, Effingham, Ill., and its subsidiary Midland States Bank. [Continue]
Bank First to acquire Timberwood
Manitowoc, Wis.-based Bank First Corporation signed an agreement with Tomah Bancshares to acquire Timberwood Bank in an all-stock transaction worth $32.6 million. [Continue]
Bell Bank opens Duluth office
Fargo’s Bell Bank is moving into the Duluth, Minn., market with an office that accepts deposits and issues loans on the 200 block of West Superior Street. [Continue]
Battle for Bremer heads to the courts
Bremer Financial Corporation, the holding company for St. Paul, Minn.-based Bremer Bank, announced November 19 it had filed a lawsuit in Ramsey County District Court to “protect its employees, shareholders and customers, and other local stakeholders from the Otto Bremer Trust’s hostile takeover attempt,” according to a statement. [Continue]
Country Club to acquire Kansas bank
Kansas City, Mo.-based CCB Financial Corporation, the holding company for Country Club Bank, agreed to acquire Bank of the Prairie of Olathe, Kan. [Continue]