Private investor, hedge fund manager, and blogger with over 25 years professional experience in community bank stock investment and shareholder activism.
There was a time when many $MNSB shareholders had hopes that something similar would occur with $NACB for Mainstreet and I’m not sure why it didn’t as reliable information indicates it was at least explored.
ODNB Financial Corporation and National Capital Bancorp, Inc. Announce Merger of Equals Creating a Top Tier Community Bank Headquartered in Washington, D.C. with Approximately $2.4 Billion in Total Assets
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Another problematic proxy, this one at Capital Bank $CBNK.
The board has a reputation for meddling.
The shareholders don’t appreciate it.
5mln shares are owned by insiders and 1 by ETFs, suggesting almost every outside shareholder vote went against Whalen.
Hancock Whitney $HWC agreed to buy OFB Bancshares in Orlando, Fla., for $377.6 million in a deal expected to close in the third quarter.
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I started to read $NSTS 3Q, but then I realized some paint was drying on the house next door and rushed over to watch it instead. 43k shares repurchased. May they live through interesting proxy seasons.
Bank CEO that operates in urban, suburban and rural markets stated that most of the deposit exception pricing is coming from rural markets. Meaning retirees are feeling the cost of living pinch, or they are now comfortable going to a competitor with no nearby branches.
My firm represented Mascoma Bank in this strategic combination. ->2 New England community banks to unite under mutual holding company – VermontBiz | S&P Global Market Intelligence spglobal.com/market-intellig…
The proposed Augustus Bank has received conditional OCC approval.
Press release says that "Co-Founder Ferdinand Dabitz will become the youngest CEO of a federally chartered bank in modern American history."
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Another potentially interesting new bank charter application. Based on the names of the organizers, this one appears to be associated with the people behind the German fintech Ivy. It also includes a few other familiar names texaspublicnotices.com/(S(ma…
As a smaller bank we aren’t overly sophisticated in our social media marketing…but that doesn’t mean we’re sleepy!
I am awfully dang proud of what we’ve accomplished so far this year at PSB…and we are just getting started! Our best is yet to come!