Banking Exchange

JANUARY 5, 2021

F&M set to acquire Ossian State Bank, while Consumers National Bank adds two CFBank branches and Coulee Bank brings on assets from BNC Management Feature M&A Financial Trends Feature3.

Indiana 60

Indiana Community Bank Community National 60

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Banks of all sizes have been pruning branch networks in recent years. Merchants Bancorp says it will sell a total of four branches to two buyers and focus more on its core residential mortgage lending business.

Indiana 85

Indiana Lending Community Bank Industry 85

American Banker

AUGUST 20, 2021

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Indiana Community Bank Community 92

Banking Exchange

JUNE 14, 2019

One of the first online only banks was in the news this week for being a top place to work Community Banking Technology Retail Banking Tech Management Feature3 Fintech Feature Human Resources.

Indiana 60

Indiana Online Community Bank Resources 60

Abrigo

AUGUST 11, 2016

Bank acquisitions by credit unions did not exist until 2011, when St. Joseph, a Michigan-based credit union, acquired Indiana-based Griffith Savings Bank. A recent article in the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel notes, “More community bank takeovers by large credit unions are likely.”

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Michigan Milwaukee Indiana Wisconsin 150

ABA Community Banking

MAY 18, 2022

From Butch Cassidy to Bonnie and Clyde, bank robbers have always had a pop culture mystique. But bank robberies are no Hollywood storyline for bank employees and customers, whose safety and even lives are put at risk when a robber holds up a bank branch.

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Indiana Community Bank Community Security 98

American Banker

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Indiana bank is "on offense by continuing to invest in new client-facing and key support talent and being ready and opportunistic for acquisitions," CEO Jim Ryan says.

Nashville 83

Nashville Indiana National Community Bank 83

American Banker

MAY 31, 2024

Atlanta Postal Credit Union's bid to acquire Affinity Bank marked the 11th deal overall this year involving a credit union buying a bank, matching the total for all of 2023. Separately, members voted against the merger of two credit unions in Indiana.

Indiana 78

Indiana Atlanta Community Bank Community 78

American Banker

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Indiana-based company grew fourth-quarter loans and profits in part because of an acquisition in Nashville, and it expects to bulk up further with a deal in Minnesota's Twin Cities that was among the largest announced in 2024.

Nashville 73

Nashville Indiana Minnesota National 73

PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2016

Indiana State University Credit Union. Jersey Shore State Bank. Luzerne Bank. Mabrey Bank. Meadows Bank. Pendleton Community Bank. Peoples Bank (OH). Phoenixville Federal Bank & Trust. Heritage Federal Credit Union. Honor Credit Union. IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union.

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Apple ATM Mississippi Indiana 102

American Banker

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Indiana bank said it agreed to acquire CapStar Financial in an all-stock deal that would hasten its growth in Tennessee.

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Nashville Indiana Tennessee National 74

American Banker

JUNE 25, 2024

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors issued a cease and desist order against Indiana-based United Fidelity Bank over concerns that the bank was deficient in its board oversight policies.

Indiana 36

Indiana Community Bank Community Policies 36

American Banker

APRIL 23, 2024

Brendon Falconer, finance chief of the Indiana company since 2019, faces felony child molestation charges. But CEO James Ryan says management is focused on the CapStar integration and organic growth.

Indiana 63

Indiana National Management Company 63

Jeff For Banks

APRIL 25, 2014

." - Gregory Schreacke, President of First Financial Service Corporation in Elizabethtown, KY on his bank''s sale to Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc. of Ocala, Florida on the bank''s sale to Heritage Financial Group, Inc. Read: We needed greater scale to offer the products and services demanded by customers.

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New York Community Indiana Connecticut 92

American Banker

APRIL 26, 2016

million-asset Indiana Business Bancorp. The $374 million Lizton said in a press release Tuesday that it will pay $12.5 million, or $7.25 a share, in cash for the $66.5

Indiana 28

Indiana Community Bank Community Strategy 28

American Banker

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

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Indiana Community Bank Community 48

CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Last week, the CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its advisory committees: Consumer Advisory Board (CAB), Community Bank Advisory Council (CBAC), Credit Union Advisory Council (CUAC), and Academic Research Council (ARC). Tim Welsh, Vice Chairman Consumer and Business Banking, U.S. Bank (Minneapolis, MN).

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DC Mississippi Washington Oklahoma City 78

American Banker

JULY 2, 2020

Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union will buy the bank's deposits and assume its liabilities.

Indiana 41

Indiana Community Bank Community 41

American Banker

JUNE 4, 2024

The Indiana bank said it struck a $40 million cash deal to sell its insurance brokerage to the Hilb Group. It joined a growing number of lenders announcing such transactions.

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Indiana Trends Groups Community Bank 50

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 13, 2018

is the parent company of Willamette Valley Bank, a community bank headquartered in Salem, Oregon. The Bank operates five full service offices. billion in asset holding company for Farmers & Merchants State Bank (F&M). I always search for the "why" when banks excel in total return. And to them I say.

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Oregon Ohio California Community Bank 101

American Banker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

First Commonwealth Financial in Indiana, Pa., has agreed to buy DCB Financial in Lewis Center, Ohio, for $106 million in cash and stock.

Ohio 50

Ohio Indiana Community Bank Community 50

American Banker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

recently agreed to buy a minority stake in a bank in an attractive market. The move could allow the company to obtain intel while gaining an edge should the other bank decide to sell. First Merchants Corp.

Indiana 40

Indiana Marketing Company Community Bank 40

American Banker

JULY 30, 2024

The $330 million transaction announced late Monday would give the Jasper-based company a foothold in fast-growing Columbus, as well as in Cincinnati.

Ohio 36

Ohio Indiana Columbus Company 36

American Banker

AUGUST 5, 2022

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Indiana 41

Indiana Community Bank Industry Community 41

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 27, 2010

First Internet Bank of Indiana is primarily a pure Internet play that does not enjoy the same brand splash as ING. A similar case was made in a comment letter to the FDIC on behalf of BancVue, a software development company that provides Rewards Checking product technology to community banks.

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Indiana FDIC Strategy Regulation 60

American Banker

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The company will pay $20 million in cash for a bank with two branches and $58 million of loans.

Indiana 34

Indiana Company Community Bank Community 34

American Banker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Michigan City company, part of a growing list of banks announcing similar overhauls, aims to sell nearly $400 million of securities and reinvest the proceeds in higher-yielding loans.

Indiana 36

Indiana Michigan Security Company 36

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 7, 2019

It is the Mountlake Terrace, Washington holding company for 1st Security Bank, a $1.7 billion in assets community bank with 22 branches that encircle the Seattle Sound. It is the $888 million holding company for Plumas Bank. The bank operates thirteen branches, eleven in northern California and two in Nevada.

Indiana 60

Indiana Oregon South Dakota Community Bank 60

American Banker

AUGUST 27, 2024

The $23 million cash transaction boosts Old Second's presence in its home Windy City market, while marking Muncie, Indiana-based First Merchants' exit from Illinois.

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Chicago Indiana Illinois Marketing 36

Jeff For Banks

MARCH 5, 2021

A bank trade association CEO asked me a couple of questions while he was researching an op-ed piece. Shouldn't the CFPB work to address the impediments to starting a bank in LMI markets rather than punish community banks who scrambled to serve their customers when the economy shut down? The edited Q&A is below.

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Regulation Indiana Charlotte Community Bank 60

American Banker

APRIL 4, 2016

First Financial in Terre Haute, Ind., has sold its insurance brokerage unit to USI Insurance Services in Valhalla, N.Y.

Indiana 28

Indiana Community Bank Community Strategy 28

American Banker

MARCH 11, 2016

Horizon Bancorp in Michigan City, Ind., has agreed to buy LaPorte Bancorp in LaPorte, Ind.

Indiana 28

Indiana Michigan Community Bank Community 28

American Banker

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Benjamin Bochnowski will be named chief executive of both the holding company and the $865 million-asset Peoples Bank at the bank's April 28 annual meeting.

Indiana 28

Indiana Meeting Company Community Bank 28

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Indiana company tapped CFO Mark Hardwick as its next CEO, while Michael Stewart, its chief banking officer, will become president. Michael Rechin will step down at the end of this year.

Indiana 31

Indiana Management Company Community Bank 31

American Banker

JULY 12, 2016

Horizon Bancorp in Michigan City, Ind., has agreed to buy CNB Bancorp in Attica, Ind.

Indiana 28

Indiana Michigan Community Bank Community 28

American Banker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

has agreed to buy a minority stake in Independent Alliance Banks in Fort Wayne, Ind. First Merchants Corp. in Muncie, Ind.,

Indiana 28

Indiana Community Bank Capital Community 28

American Banker

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Indiana company agreed to acquire Hoosier Trust, which manages about $300 million in assets.

Indianapolis 31

Indianapolis Indiana Company Management 31