Investors, financial services consumers, academics, journalists and banking industry news junkies have a new internet home for following developments among the nation’s largest banks, financial technology companies (fintechs) and community banks: BankNews.com provides news directly from the source. [Continue]
Just more than a year after acquiring Wisconsin-based AnchorBank, Old National Bank, Evansville, Ind., has agreed to purchase Anchor Bank, St. Paul, Minn. The acquisition was announced Aug. 8. Adding the $2.1 billion Anchor Bank will grow Old National to a $17 billion institution. Between entering Wisconsin in September of 2016 and this announced deal … Read more
Zachary Flinn was promoted to president of the Ashland, Ill., bank, and J.R. Blair was named CEO of its holding company West Central Bancshares, [Continue]
FDIC-insured commercial banks and savings institutions made $48.3 billion the second quarter of 2017, marking a nearly 11 percent increase from 2016 numbers. [Continue]
Evansville, Ind.-based Old National Bank is closing 14 branches, primarily in Wisconsin and Michigan. [Continue]
Megan Olson was hired to lead the Independent Community Bankers of South Dakota as president and CEO. She replaces Greg McCurry in the role August 1. [Continue]
Michigan City, Ind.-based Horizon Bank has changed to a state charter from a national one, effective June 23. [Continue]
Six bankers field questions about the current mergers and acquisitions market and the best ways to approach deals. [Continue]
Chemical Financial Corp., President and CEO David Ramaker will retire from the Michigan holding company and its subsidiary Chemical Bank in the third quarter. [Continue]
CEO Brad Sturm is retiring from La Crosse, Wis.-based Coulee Bank next year. He will be replaced by current Executive Vice President Dirk R. Gasterland. [Continue]