Bank News: NY & Illinois M&A, Bunq & Zerohash are rejected, and FedNow wins!
Bank News: HomeTrust Bancshares to purchase Blue Ridge Bank for $448.1M in stock. HBT Financial to acquire First State Bank for $204.6M. Citibank to acquire rewards platform Kard Financial to increase its consumer cards business. World Liberty Financial has received conditional approval from the OCC for a national trust bank charter. The bank will issue and manage its own stablecoins. Sezzle has decided to switch from pursuing an ILC bank charter to a national bank charter. OCC returns Zerohash’s charter application after finding significant regulatory concerns. Bunq is rejected for an OCC…
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