Paul Davis has 25+ years of experience in banking and fintech. He is the founder of Bank Slate Consulting and creator of The Bank Slate, which covers banking, fintech and financial services strategy ...

Ramp has applied for a national trust bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The expense management fintech said in a LinkedIn post that the proposed Ramp National Trust Bank ...

Columbia Banking System is moving most of its top executives from Washington to Arizona. The new executive office in Scottsdale is expected to open next month, according to published reports. The move ...

First Horizon in Memphis, Tenn., reported a third-quarter net loss after deciding to sell a large portion of its mortgage portfolio. The $84.3 billion-asset company said in a press release that it had ...

Arbor Bancorp in Ann Arbor, Mich., has agreed to buy Huron Valley Bancorp in Milford, Mich. The parent of the $2.7 billion-asset Bank of Ann Arbor will pay $52.1 million in cash for the $270.4 million ...

WestStar Bank Holding Co. in El Paso, Texas, has agreed to buy Las Vegas Bancorp. in Albuquerque, N.M. The $3.3 billion-asset WestStar said in a press release that it expects to buy the $500 ...

Chemung Financial in Elmira, N.Y., will rebrand its banks under one name. The $2.8 billion-asset company said in a press release that Chemung Canal Trust Co., Capital Bank and Canal Bank will rebrand ...

Nano Banc in Irvine, Calif., was closed by California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., appointed as receiver, entered into a purchase and ...

A group has rejuvenated an effort to form a bank in Washington, D.C., that would focus on the Ethiopian-American community. Organizers have reapplied to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to create ...

Texas Farm Credit Services and Legacy Ag Credit are in talks to merge. The lenders disclosed that they have a letter of intent to explore a merger, with hopes of completing it in November 2027. Due ...

Central Bank of Oklahoma has a new CEO. The bank said in a press release that Matt Adams had also become its president. Adams was president of Central Bank’s Edmond and Oklahoma City market. “Matt has ...

American Bancorp in Macon, Ga., has sold the charter of New Republic Bank in Charlotte, N.C., to a Florida investor group. Juno Bancorp in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., applied in June to become a bank ...