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Nov 7, 2024 | bankdirector.com | John Engen

*The following feature appears in the fourth quarter 2024 edition of Bank Director magazine. It and other stories are available to magazine subscribers and members of Bank Director’s Bank Services Program. Learn more about subscribing here. When Peter Crist was asked to join the board of Rosemont, Illinois-based Wintrust Financial Corp. in 1996, one thing that attracted him was the background of its then-CEO, Edward Wehmer: He had been a chief financial officer.

Oct 8, 2024 | bankdirector.com | John Engen

Bank M&A Bank M&A topics will include balance sheet considerations for both the acquiring and acquired financial institutions such as deposits, capital adequacy, credit quality and more. Information around regulatory preparations and concerns as well as credit risks will also be addressed. Explore

Oct 8, 2024 | bankdirector.com | Naomi Snyder |John Engen |Emily McCormick |Jack Milligan

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Aug 25, 2024 | bankdirector.com | John Engen

James Beckwith, CEO of Five Star Bancorp, is always looking for opportunities to grow his $3.6 billion Rancho Cordova, California-based franchise. A decade ago, he stumbled across a profitable niche financing manufactured housing parks that has turned into a core growth engine. Five Star also made hay during the pandemic originating loans under the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program, when small business owners couldn’t get bigger banks to pick up the phone.

Jul 11, 2024 | bankdirector.com | John Engen

The following feature appears in the third quarter 2024 edition of Bank Director magazine. It and other stories are available to magazine subscribers and members of Bank Director’s Bank Services Program. Learn more about subscribing here. The board and management team of $74 million Lake City Federal Bank in Lake City, Minnesota, had plenty of reasons to begin pursuing a merger before its recent sale.