Mississippi’s Renasant to buy Georgia bank for $59M in stock
Mississippi-based regional bank Renasant Corp. will acquire Georgia-based KeyWorth Bank for $59 million in stock.
Renasant buys Georgia bank
Renasant Bank of Tupelo has completed its purchase of HeritageBank of the South — based in Albany, Georgia.
Regions Bank fined $7.5 million for illegal overdraft fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has fined Regions Bank $7.5 million for illegally charging customers for overdraft protection.
Renasant of Miss. buying Ga. bank in $258M deal
Mississippi-based regional bank Renasant Corp. said Wednesday that it will acquire Georgia-based Heritage Financial Group.
Robbers’ families say police acted appropriately
The families of two slain bank robbery suspects said Friday that police in the Northern California city of Stockton acted appropriately when they engaged in a gunbattle with their sons.
Robbery violence led cops to fire despite hostage
Misty Holt-Singh planned to be gone for just a few minutes when she stepped into her local bank. Instead, she became the victim of three robbers who had gone there, too, planning to take both money and hostages.
Free fallin’: Family says alleged bank robbery was a desperate act in a life that had spiraled out of control
When Ashby Barton came to Columbus two weeks ago to enter treatment for his addictions he hoped to bring a photograph of his late girlfriend.
He put it in a box, along with some other items. The picture of his girlfriend, though, which was taken before she died in a December car crash, was most important to Barton.
Robbery suspect also faces felony escape charge
The suspect of a bank robbery Thursday has received an additional charge of felony escape, Columbus Police Department spokesperson Latasha Key confirmed Friday.
Bank robbery suspect in custody
Columbus authorities have a suspect in custody after a bank robbery Thursday.
Ashby Barton, 24, of 307 Sawyer Rd., in Winona was arrested and charged with one count of robbery.
Alabama man pleads guilty to robbing Miss. banks
An Alabama man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to rob banks in Gautier and Biloxi in 2008.
Town of Terry losing its only banking option
Regions is closing its branch in the town of Terry on March 14.
Wounded second officer remains hospitalized
Police don’t have a suspect yet in the death of one Tupelo police officer and the wounding of another, but authorities are chasing down leads and talking to people of interest, says Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Ray Hall.
London police foil cyber bank robbers
LONDON — London police said today they arrested 12 men involved in a bold attempt to take control of a bank’s computer in order to
Man pleads guilty in foiled bank robbery
Jackie Jennings, 57, was sentenced to 10 years with the Mississippi Department of Corrections after he pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Lowndes County Circuit
‘Bucket List Bandit’ gets 11 year sentence
PITTSBURGH — A bank robber nicknamed the “Bucket List Bandit” after allegedly telling a Utah teller he had just four months to live was sentenced
Shareholders approve Renasant buying First M&F
Shareholders overwhelmingly approved Renasant Corp.’s purchase of fellow Mississippi bank First M&F Corp. Tuesday.
Review: Kabul Bank sent millions of dollars abroad
Hundreds of millions of dollars from Kabul Bank were spirited out of Afghanistan — some smuggled in airline food trays — to bank accounts in more than two dozen
Cadence reports $1.6 million loss in second quarter
Savings through cutting costs and an improving loan portfolio helped Starkville-based Cadence Financial Corp. report a healthier second quarter compared to last year, but the bank holding company still posted a net loss for the period.
Cadence Financial elects directors, ups shares
Cadence Financial Corp. said Tuesday that shareholders elected 12 company directors and voted to increase the number of company shares.
Cadence Bank reports loss for quarter, but smaller than last year
Cadence Financial Corp. lost money in the first quarter of the year, but significantly less than it did in the same period last year.