Management

Plus: New lead director at JPMorgan Chase, and First Port City Bank promotes CFO to risk leadership role

Plus: HSBC USA appoints a new head of wealth, and Bank 34 co-CEO Jill Gutierrez retires

Merchants & Marine is expanding in Mississippi, while Woodforest National Bank is growing in North Carolina

California-based tech company is the first such firm to be approved for a bank acquisition and plans a new product launch imminently

The $504 billion banking giant will raise the proportion of its non-white senior leadership and improve pay equity

Plus: FirstBank Puerto Rico completes Santander purchase, and Farmers and Merchants Bank is approved for community bank merger

Plus: New York-based community banks to combine; Virginia’s Blue Ridge and Bay Banks plan merger

CEO Brian Mauntel has resigned from his position, Heartland Bank announced this week

Plus, Sterling National Bank has rolled out an artificial intelligence-driven “digital colleague” for its online offering

Iowa-based fintech Moov Financial is to expand its engineering team and accelerate product development after landing $5.5 million from investors