Independent Banker

MAY 31, 2022

Ted Whitehurst, Providence Bank president and CEO, led the charge to open a new brick-and-mortar location of the Raleigh, N.C., Location: Raleigh, N.C. When COVID-19 rocked the world in March 2020, Ted Whitehurst was reviewing a lease for a new branch of Providence Bank in Raleigh, N.C. community bank during the pandemic.

Raleigh 91

Raleigh Community Community Bank Lending 91

Abrigo

OCTOBER 17, 2022

He built a strong leadership team and an employee base that has been recognized consistently as one of the best places to work in Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C., Through organic growth and strategic M&A, Abrigo has grown to be a leading player in the bank technology market, serving over 2,300 financial institutions across the U.S.

Texas 370

Texas Leadership Austin Raleigh 370

Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Although one might argue that First Citizens BancShares of Raleigh is a SIFI as it climbed to the 19th largest in the country with its Silicon Valley Bridge Bank acquisition from the FDIC, and that the FDIC designated SVB as systemically important. The first bank to crack the Top 5 over $50 billion did so in 2020.

Fresno 103

Fresno North Carolina Raleigh FDIC 103

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

million gets the vaunted consumer lender a much-prized bank charter, low-cost deposits to juice current earnings, and a business lending capability to drive future growth. Rex Johnson, Baxter Credit Union founder and former CEO – Rex was a legend in the credit union industry who will always be remembered as the “Yoda” of lending.

Fintech 143

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143