Independent Community Bankers of America® (ICBA) President and CEO Camden R. Fine issued the following statement on today’s congressional testimony from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Melvin Watt.

Bank of McKenney and Citizens Community Bank announced today that upon completion of their merger, which is expected to occur before the end of the year, the banks plan to join forces under a new name and brand: Touchstone Bank.

Scott Tomlinson, CEO, Flint Community Bank, Albany, was installed as the 2017-2018 Chairman of the Community Bankers Association of Georgia (CBA) during the 49th Annual Meeting & Trade Show, held recently at the Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA. His term begins October 1, 2017.