On Wednesday, June 5th, CCF Group successfully closed its first Additional Tier 1 (AT1) issuance following the acquisition of HSBC’s retail banking activities in France. The Group issued €225 million of AT1 further enhancing its very strong capital position. As a result, the Group’s proforma Total Capital Ratio now exceeds 20%. Concurrently, the Group launched a tender offer for the existing €100 million of AT1 instruments issued in 2019. Prior to announcing this operation on...

Security and reliability emerge as top priorities, with more than half of consumers saying they would leave their bank if they were involved in an AI-related scam

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National Bankshares, Inc., the holding company for The National Bank of Blacksburg (“National Bank”), completed its acquisition of Frontier Community Bank (“Frontier”) effective June 1, 2024. Following the transaction, valued at approximately $16.07 million, National Bankshares now operates 27 full-service offices along with two loan production offices, and has approximately $1.8 billion in total assets. Under the previously announced terms of the merger, each share of Frontier common stock was converted into $14.48 in cash...

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. announced Michael Mineer has been appointed as First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and First Guaranty Bank’s President and CEO. He will succeed Alton Lewis, who announced his retirement at the end of May. Mineer has been a part of the First Guaranty family as the Mideast Area President since 2021 and brings over 35 years of banking experience to his new role. Most recently, Mineer served as President and CEO of Citizens...