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Santander Bank Unifies U.S. Commercial Businesses, Names Lee Head

Santander Bank unified its commercial and industrial business and its commercial real estate, equipment finance and vehicle financing business into one U.S. commercial bank under the leadership of Michael Lee. read more

TD Bank Combines Divisions to Create New Commercial Bank

TD Bank combined its previous commercial and corporate and specialty banking teams to create a new commercial bank. Chris Giamo, head of commercial bank for TD Bank, will lead the newly formed business. read more

Gateway First Bank Hires Crouse as SVP of Commercial Lending

Gateway First Bank hired Charlie Crouse as the bank’s new senior vice president of commercial lending. Crouse previously served as managing director of energy lending at Bank SNB, which would later undergo a merger to become Simmons Bank. read more

Jordahl Retires as CFO at Bell Bank; Nelson & Bjorge Named CFO and Controller

Rodney Jordahl retired as CFO of Bell Bank on Dec. 31. With Jordahl’s retirement, Blake Nelson was named CFO and Carrie Bjorge was named SVP/controller for Bell Bank. read more

CFBank Hires Ringwald as Chief Commercial Banking Officer

Brad Ringwald joined CFBank as chief commercial banking officer. Ringwald is a commercial banking executive with 25 years of experience. He recently served as president of commercial banking for First Financial Bank. read more

JPMorgan Chase Survey Reveals Changes Embraced by Small Businesses in 2020

According to a JPMorgan Chase survey, nearly half (44%) of small businesses have explored online lending in the past year, with 25% procuring an online loan. For the upcoming year, 56% said they would be open to procuring an online loan if they find themselves in need of capital. read more

California Bank & Trust Promotes Ellingsen to CEO

California Bank & Trust (CB&T) promoted Eric Ellingsen from president and COO to CEO. Ellingsen will continue his role as president while taking on new leadership responsibilities as CEO. Ellingsen has been with CB&T for 20 years. read more

WSFS Hires Former Wells Fargo Relationship Managers for Commercial Banking Team

WSFS Bank expanded its commercial banking team in the Greater Philadelphia region with the addition of three commercial lending relationship managers, including Kimberly Godshall, Duane Lacsamana and Scott Woll Jr. read more

Banner Bank Hires Brown as Chief Information Officer

Janet Brown joined Banner Bank as executive vice president and chief information officer. Brown will replace Steve Rust, who spent the last 15 years as CIO at Banner Bank before retiring. Brown was previously the CIO for Garden City Group. read more

Blue Ridge and Bay Banks of Virginia Receive Regulatory Approval for Merger

Blue Ridge Bankshares, the parent holding company of Blue Ridge Bank, and Bay Banks of Virginia, the parent holding company of Virginia Commonwealth Bank, received all required bank regulatory approvals for the pending merger of Bay Banks into Blue Ridge. read more

New York Community Bancorp Appoints Cangemi President and CEO

Thomas R. Cangemi was appointed to the role of president and CEO of both New York Community Bancorp and New York Community Bank, effective Dec. 31. He will succeed Joseph R. Ficalora, who will retire after 55 years of service. read more

Signature Bank Adds Bond and Harris to Executive Management Team

Signature Bank named Lisa Bond to the newly created position of senior vice president and chief corporate social impact officer, which encompasses D&I and ESG initiatives. In addition, Ana Harris was promoted to the post of senior vice president and chief human resources officer. read more

Rabobank Makes Leadership Changes for North American Client Coverage

Rabobank appointed Tamira Treffers-Herrera and Robert Sinescu co-heads of North American client coverage. Treffers-Herrera also assumed the role of vice chairperson and head of the Atlanta office. Sinescu is the head of the Chicago office. read more

Block Joins First Business Bank as VP of Commercial Banking

First Business Bank, a division of First Business Financial Services, hired Greg Block as vice president of commercial banking. Block has more than 18 years of banking experience, including experience in commercial banking, private banking, portfolio management and credit administration. read more

Hancock Whitney Hires Commercial Banking Team for Jackson, MS Expansion

Hancock Whitney announced plans to expand into Jackson, MS, by hiring a well-known, experienced team of local commercial bankers. read more

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