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Veteran CEO retiring from Great Western in South Dakota

American Banker

Ken Karels will be succeeded by Mark Borrecco, who had been CEO of Rabobank's U.S.

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Meta Financial gains national lending platform with Crestmark deal

Payments Source

The payments company will pay $321 million for Crestmark Bank, a commercial lender that focuses on asset-based lending, equipment finance and government-guaranteed loans.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2019 Edition

Jeff For Banks

It is the Mountlake Terrace, Washington holding company for 1st Security Bank, a $1.7 billion in assets community bank with 22 branches that encircle the Seattle Sound. It is the $888 million holding company for Plumas Bank. The bank operates thirteen branches, eleven in northern California and two in Nevada.

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