Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We asked both leaders and staffers to tell us what makes their community banks stand out as employers. Key Community Bank: Leading by example. Key Community Bank. At the heart of Key Community Bank’s work culture is connection. Greg Dennis, Key Community Bank. “We

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ABA Community Banking

AUGUST 23, 2022

TowneBank in Suffolk, Virginia, has agreed to buy Farmers Bankshares in Windsor, Virginia. The post M&A News: TowneBank expands in Virginia appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. billion-asset TowneBank said in a press release Thursday that it will pay $56 million in stock for the $609 million-asset Farmers.

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American Banker

JULY 26, 2024

Ending a five-year M&A hiatus, the Wheeling, West Virginia-based company has agreed to pay $959 million in stock for Premier Financial in Defiance, Ohio.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Carter Bankshares in Martinsville, Virginia, is attempting to exit a longstanding relationship with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice through a seldom-used collections tool that was at the center of a court hearing this week.

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American Banker

APRIL 1, 2024

Mergers have left Virginia without an independent statewide financial institution. Atlantic Union CEO John Asbury is trying to change that.

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Banking Exchange

MAY 24, 2021

Virginia-based bank seeks to boost banking access for overseas companies with US banking needs Community Banking Feature3 Fintech Feature Financial Trends Mobile Online Tech Management.

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American Banker

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The lawsuit extends a dispute that started after the death of the bank's founder in 2017. Jim Justice alleges that Carter Bancorp engineered a technical default on a multi-million lending relationship and has blocked his company's efforts to refinance with other lenders.

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American Banker

MARCH 26, 2024

First National has agreed to buy Touchstone Bankshares. The combined company would have more than $500 million each of deposits and loans.

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American Banker

AUGUST 25, 2023

Burke & Herbert Financial Corp. and Summit Financial Group announced a transaction that they described as a merger of equals valued at roughly $371.5 million in stock.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Robotic process automation is normally the province of large banks, but Extraco Banks in Texas and Carter Bank in Virginia are training bots to perform repetitive, mind-numbing tasks.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

An event at EMS in June brought together (L–R) Clear Mountain Bank president/CEO Dave Thomas, ICBA president Rebeca Romero Rainey, FHLBank Pittsburgh president/CEO Winthrop Watson, and Tim Critchfield, EMS owner/president. Name: Clear Mountain Bank. In 2021, the bank was named West Virginia Community Lender of the Year.

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Banking Exchange

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Virginia-based bank surpassed industry average score, but four US banks fall short Retail Banking Feature Feature3 Customers Community Banking.

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ABA Community Banking

JUNE 20, 2023

Virginia Ali, owner of historic D.C. landmark Ben’s Chili Bowl, got her start at a community bank The post Living legend credits banking for success appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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ATM Marketplace

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

This is the first time that the Virginia Association of Community Banks has endorsed an ATM and debit processor, Shazam says.

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Banking Exchange

JANUARY 25, 2021

billion regional bank is building four new sites in Hampton Roads, Virginia Community Banking Feature3 Feature Management M&A Human Resources.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Blue Ridge Bank in Virginia changed course after its rapid growth in the fintech partnership business landed it in hot water. But the path back to a traditional community banking model is also proving to be bumpy.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2020

Virginia’s Chesapeake Bank has joined The Clearing House’s Real-Time Payments (RTP) network, showing that smaller community banks have joined the new trend of enabling instantaneous payments and receipts for customers, a press release said.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Virginia National and Fauquier Bankshares are planning to create a $1.6 billion-asset company focused on the middle part of the state.

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American Banker

MAY 16, 2020

New Peoples Bankshares said the layoffs were necessary because of the coronavirus pandemic and "a changing financial services industry.".

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The $17 billion-asset Suffolk-based company is convinced paying $120 million for an in-state rival is a more productive use of capital than share buybacks

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Banking Exchange

JANUARY 29, 2020

The combined entity will cover Florida, Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, and Virginia when it completes in Q3 2020 Community Banking M&A Management Feature Feature3.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

REV Federal Credit Union in suburban Charleston, South Carolina, plans to acquire First Neighborhood Bank in West Virginia. It marks the 15th deal this year involving a credit union buying a bank, closing in on 2022's record of 16 deals.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Northwest Federal Credit Union in Herndon, Virginia, will follow FedEx as stadium-name partner for the Washington Commanders, gaining branding rights for which the logistics giant was paying nearly $8 million annually.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development to accelerate B2B payments. RTP Gains Community Bank Traction. In the U.S., And when it comes to legacy rails, the U.S.

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Finer Points

AUGUST 4, 2014

Before I was ever a community banker, I was a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute and an officer in the U.S. Community Banks' One of the core principles instilled in me during my military training was the importance of never giving up ground—of always looking for opportunities to take ground from the enemy.

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American Banker

AUGUST 13, 2020

The proposed combination would create a bank with $3 billion in assets in central Virginia.

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ABA Community Banking

AUGUST 21, 2024

Bank acquisitions announced in Nebraska and Ohio while two West Virginia banks apply for a merger of equals. The post Bank merger, acquisitions announced in three states appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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American Banker

JANUARY 21, 2020

The company will pay $29 million for Virginia Bank Bankshares.

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American Banker

MAY 10, 2024

The Charleston-based company agreed to pay $267 million to acquire Piedmont Bank in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. It's United's 34th deal, but the first since 2021.

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American Banker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

After Carter Bankshares sought to auction one of his properties, Gov. Jim Justice promised to "push back like you can't imagine."

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American Banker

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Bank investor Kenneth Lehman and investment firm Castle Creek are providing the funds to the Virginia-based bank, whose fintech friendly strategy has gotten it in trouble with regulators. The bank's stock has sunk 70% this year.

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ABA Community Banking

MAY 4, 2017

TowneBank halting M&A after NC deal, plans to pass $10B organically Management CSuite Community Banking M&A.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2022

While the pace of bank regulatory changes has diminished from a few years ago, several issues will either become effective or likely develop in 2023. Community banks must continue to stay focused on regulatory discussions and remain nimble to respond to proposals and address requirements quickly and accurately. Evolving risks.

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American Banker

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

MainStreet Bancshares in Fairfax says it can succeed where others have run into some thorny regulatory problems by cutting out the middleware and linking fintech partners directly to its core.

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American Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia in McLean has agreed to buy Eastern Virginia Bankshares in Glen Allen for $178.3 million.

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