Equitys holding company to merge banks
Equity Bancshares, a Wichita-based bank holding company, said Monday it will merge Signature Bank into Andover-based Equity Bank.
Equity Bancshares, a Wichita-based bank holding company, said Monday it will merge Signature Bank into Andover-based Equity Bank.
Three of the country’s biggest banks have moved into a segment of the consumer market that has been dominated by non-bank companies.
CornerBank and Vintage Bank Kansas said Wednesday they have terminated an acquisition agreement they announced nearly four months ago, primarily over funding for the deal.
Fidelity Bank’s holding company is one of a dozen financial holding companies whose preferred stock will be auctioned by the Treasury Department later this month.
There’s this television commercial, “Bravely Onward. New Day.” It is an unabashed weeper.
First National Bank of Hutchinson plans to expand into the Wichita area through its acquisition of First National Bank of Southern Kansas, based in Mount Hope.
A Chanute-based bank plans on beefing up its Wichita-area presence by opening a loan production office in Newton.
A federal program begun on the heels of the 2008 financial crisis and aimed at preserving smaller banks from losing large, commercial transaction accounts is set to expire.
A Lawton, Okla.-based bank is planning to expand its presence in Wichita even before it has opened its first branch.
Meritrust, the state’s largest credit union, has been ranked the 20th best-performing credit union in the country.
Legacy Bank plans to acquire Alliant Bank in Sedgwick.
Mergers and acquisitions among Kansas-chartered banks are up in the first half of the year.
The aggregate financial numbers of Kansas chartered credit unions looked strong again in the first quarter of 2012, according to their regulator.
Dan Jones turned 50 this year and decided it was time for a career change.
Wichita will have another billion-dollar bank once regulators approve a merger between Equity Bank and First Community Bank in Lee’s Summit, Mo.
The regulator of Kansas chartered credit unions is reminding them to follow the rules when it comes to member business loans.
The holding company of Equity Bank said Thursday that it had raised $20.3 million in capital.
Bank of America will close its branch in El Dorado and one of two in Hutchinson, a bank spokeswoman said today.
Kansas banks and thrifts collectively recorded their highest first-quarter earnings in three years.
Another Oklahoma bank is expanding into the Wichita market.