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U.S. Bancorp, the largest bank in Oregon, agreed yesterday to acquire Old National Bancorp, Washington's fifth-largest commercial bank, in a merger that could drastically change competition in this state's banking industry. The combination would create the largest financial institution in the Northwest, with about $11 billion in assets, the companies said, surpassing in size both Seafirst Corp. and Rainier Bancorp, currently Nos. 1 and 2 in Washington... The $174 million acquisition, to be effective next July 1...
Old National Bank, long known as the fifth-largest bank in this state, is about to become part of what will be the largest Northwest-based banking institution... The two bank-holding companies, flirting with each other for several years, announced yesterday they intend to merge, with U.S. Bancorp. paying $174 million, or $46 a share, to acquire Old National... U.S. Bancorp. repeatedly said it intended to enter Washington once legal barriers are removed next July 1... Much of the improvement comes from better profits at Old National Bank and First National Bank in Spokane, along with lower losses at Old National Financial Services, a consumer-finance subsidiary whose problems nearly sank the bank in 1983.
On paper, tomorrow is one of the most important days of the decade for the banking industry in Washington. It's when interstate banking is officially allowed to begin. But in reality, July 1 will be a non-event, except to some senior executives of Old National Bank, which will come under new management and become a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp in Portland.
Oregon's U.S. Bancorp, which recently announced plans to acquire Spokane-based Old National Bancorporation, yesterday announced another foray into Washington state by signing a definitive agreement to buy the small Heritage Bank in Camas in Clark County. The company said the price will be $2.8 million for all 60,000 issued and outstanding shares of Heritage Bank stock.
In a surprise move, U.S. Bancorp. of Portland today said it would exchange stock worth about $74 a share to acquire Seattle-based Peoples Bancorp.
In front of a small gathering of bank officials and the press last week, Peoples Bancorp. Chairman Joshua Green III signed ownership of the 98-year-old bank over to U.S. Bancorp of Portland.
Roger L. Breezley has been elected chairman of the board and chief executive officer of U.S. Bancorp, the Portland holding company that has acquired Old National Bank and is taking over Peoples National Bank. Breezley succeeded John A. Elorriaga as chairman upon Elorriaga's retirement yesterday. Breezley has been vice chairman of the board and chief operating officer of U.S. Bancorp since 1983. U.S. Bancorp subsidiaries include Oregon's largest bank, U.S. National Bank of Oregon, Old National Bank of Washington, and U.S. Bank of Southwest Washington. It is the largest independent bank company in the Northwest.
U.S. Bancorp carried its acquisition program into Northern California for the first time with the announcement Friday that it plans to purchase a bank based in Eureka. A letter of intent has been signed to acquire the Bank of Loleta, a state-chartered bank with assets of $143 million with seven branches in Humboldt and Del Norte counties. Purchase price is about $15.3 million in cash, the Portland-based bank holding company said... The expansion policy of U.S. Bancorp in recent years has created the third-largest bank in Washington with Old National Bancorporation of Spokane and Peoples Bancorporation of Seattle combined into U.S. Bank of Washington. Another subsidiary is the U.S. Bank of Southwest Washington, based in Vancouver, and including Heritage Bank of Camas. Pending acquisitions include Mt Baker Bank, a savings bank in Bellingham, and Northwestern Commercial Bank, also in Bellingham. Last year, it also acquired Valley National Bank of Forest Grove to add to the statewide network of U.S. National Bank of Oregon.
U.S. Bancorp, the Portland-based financial services company, will buy Western Independent Bancshares Inc. in Auburn for $4.25 million in cash under the terms of a definitive agreement announced yesterday. Western Independent Bancshares is the parent company of Auburn Valley Bank, which had year-end assets of $44.6 million and offices in Auburn and Kent. The previously announced acquisition, which requires the approval of Western Independent Bancshares shareholders and regulators, is one of several pending or completed by U.S. Bancorp this year. The company completed the acquisition of Mt Baker Bank in Bellingham last month and has agreements to purchase Northwestern Commercial Bank, also in Bellingham, and the Bank of Loleta in Eureka, Calif.
U.S. Bancorp continued its expansion into Northern California by announcing Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Mother Lode Savings Bank of Sacramento for about $5.3 million. Mother Lode, which has assets of $107.7 million and three offices, was founded by women in 1980 as a savings and loan to encourage business development by women in the area. It was later changed to a savings bank and expanded its operations... It is one of the first acquisitions of thrift by a commercial bank in the nation since legislation permitting such takeovers. However, the savings bank is healthy and it was not a rescue effort, U.S. Bancorp said... When the transaction is completed, expected early next year, the bank will become part of U.S. Bank of California, a Bancorp subsidiary. The California unit was formed early last year with the acquisition of the $143 million-in-assets Bank of Loleta in Eureka, Calif.
U.S. Bank has completed its acquisition of Mother Lode Savings Bank of Sacramento, further solidifying the Oregon bank's position in Northern California. Mother Lode, a state-chartered bank with about $111 million in assets and three offices, became part of U.S. Bank of California on Friday.
U.S. Bancorp, with $18.6 billion in assets, is the country's 35th biggest bank. Breezley's goal is to get it among the top 20 banks by 1994. Even if the bigger banks were to stop growing, U.S. Bancorp would have to expand by 70 percent over the next 3 1/2 years to achieve the goal. But that may not be as difficult as it sounds. The company has tripled in size since 1983... Started from scratch 2 1/2 years ago, the company's U.S. Bank of California unit, with about $1.4 billion in assets, already is the seventh-largest bank headquartered in Northern California. Forming U.S. Bank of California after buying the tiny Bank of Loleta in Eureka at the end of 1988, Breezley added Sacramento's Mother Lode Savings in 1990 and Auburn's HeartFed Financial Corp. and Petaluma's Northbay Financial this year... Much of U.S. Bancorp's growth has occurred in the state of Washington, where the company has made six acquisitions in four years and where U.S. Bank of Washington, with $5.4 billion in assets, is now the third-largest bank. Breezley's next target is Idaho, where his blend of caution and aggression is evident. Tejera said that last year U.S. Bancorp tried three times to buy Idaho institutions: First National Bank of North Idaho in Wallace, Mountain West Savings Bank of Coeur d'Alene and Boise-based West One Bancorp. "They played it very conservative in those attempts, walking away when the price got too steep," he said.
The Portland-based financial services company has reached an agreement to acquire HeartFed Financial Corp. of Auburn, Calif., the holding company for Heart Federal Savings and Loan... The deal is valued at about $107.8 million. Acquisition of the 29-branch savings and loan will give U.S. Bancorp its largest toehold in California.
U.S. Bancorp, a powerful Oregon bank that is challenging for local market leadership, on Wednesday purchased 49 branches in metropolitan Sacramento, Northern California and Nevada from giants BankAmerica Corp. and Security Pacific Corp. for $70 million... U.S. Bancorp is acquiring $1.58 billion in total deposits from the two banks, including 20 branches in Northern California which hold $750 million in deposits. Security Pacific owns 18 of those branches and BofA owns two offices... In Nevada, the acquisition package includes the purchase of Bank of America Nevada (owned by BofA), with 21 branches, plus eight Security Pacific branches in Nevada.
The directors of U.S. Bancorp put a new man in charge Wednesday, ending speculation about the succession at the region's largest independent bank. Gerry Cameron, a 38-year veteran of U.S. Bancorp, was named chief executive officer of the regional holding company. He succeeds Roger Breezley, who remains chairman of the company, a position he has held since 1987. Breezley, 55, surrendered his day-to-day management duties at the bank. The leadership change – effective immediately – was announced Wednesday night following an afternoon meeting of the company's directors. A statement by Breezley said he had recommended that the functions of chairman and chief executive be split. The change, he said, allows him to focus on oversight. The suddenness of the change surprised even bank insiders. About an hour after the directors adjourned, the senior vice president for investor relations said he hadn't heard about the change.
Kevin R. Kelly resigned Friday as president of U.S. Bancorp, partly because he didn't want his "restlessness" to become a distraction as the bank sharpens its focus on its internal operations. But he's also stepping aside at age 44 so chief executive officer Gerry B. Cameron can assemble his own team of managers at the highest levels of the region's largest independent bank.
U.S. Bancorp announced Monday morning its intention to buy Boise-based West One Bancorp in a deal valued at $1.6 billion. The acquisition would boost U.S. Bancorp's total assets from $21.4 billion to more than $30 billion, solidifying its position as the largest Northwest-owned bank... The merger cements U.S. Bancorp's position as the largest bank in Oregon. It also will become the largest institution in Idaho and move from fifth-largest to third-largest in Washington. West One also gives U.S. Bancorp its first entry into Utah. The acquisition probably will raise antitrust concerns among Justice Department lawyers. U.S. Bancorp acknowledged that it probably will have to divest assets in certain markets, especially the Portland metropolitan area, to gain government approval... The acquisition clears up speculation about who U.S. Bancorp's next chief executive will be. As part of the deal, the Portland bank named West One's chairman and chief executive, Dan Nelson, its own chief operating officer and president. What's more, Nelson will assume the bank's helm after Cameron retires in three years.
U.S. Bank has finalized its acquisition of St. George-based Sun Capital Bank in a deal valued at $15.5 million. Under terms of an agreement originally signed Sept. 25, two Sun Capital branches in St. George and one in Hurricane will merge this spring into U.S. Bank... The merger will bring to 29 the number of U.S. Bank branches operating in Utah. The bank with $33 billion in assets moved into the state in April through its acquisition of West One Bank.
U.S. Bancorp strengthened its growing franchise in Northern California Friday by agreeing Friday to acquire Business & Professional Bank of Sacramento for $35 million in cash. The Portland-based banking company's latest acquisition came at the end of a week of renewed rumors on Wall Street that U.S. Bancorp may itself might be a takeover target. The surprise announcement on Dec. 20 that President Daniel R. Nelson would take early retirement at the end of the year fueled the speculation. Nelson was the heir apparent to Chairman Gerry B. Cameron, who plans to retire at the end of 1998.
First Bank System closed on its acquisition of Portland, Ore.-based U.S. Bancorp. Friday and changed its name to U.S. Bancorp. The new combined company will be headquartered in Minneapolis. The deal creates a robust financial institution operating in 17 states with $72 billion in assets and a market capitalization of $22 billion. It becomes the 14th-largest bank holding company in the country based on assets, and the 10th-largest based on market capitalization. Effective Monday, the ticker symbol will change to USB and the stock will trade on the New York Stock Exchange. "While this is a defining moment in the history of First Bank System as a bank holding company, it will be business as usual for customers at all our bank branches for the immediate future," said John F. Grundhofer, who will serve as president and chief executive officer of the new U.S. Bancorp.
Connie Rosenberg pushed out the revolving door Friday afternoon and took her first step into life after U.S. Bancorp. Rosenberg, a bank auditor, was one of several hundred Portland workers laid off Friday, hours after Minneapolis-based First Bank System Inc. completed its $9.9 billion stock-swap takeover of the old U.S. Bancorp. Both companies won approval from stockholders Thursday to merge. The combined company wasted no time launching a reorganization that will eliminate 4,000 jobs in 18 months. More than half the cuts will be in the Portland area... First Bank System Inc. of Minneapolis adopted the U.S. Bancorp name Friday. The new U.S. Bancorp began its first day of business assuring customers that they would see no changes in their customer accounts for a while. The company plans to merge operations slowly in the next 18 months. The stock of the new company will trade on the New York Stock Exchange with a new symbol, USB.
U.S. Bancorp said Friday that it has completed its acquisition of St. Cloud-based Zappco, a bank holding company with three banks, six branches and $360 million in assets. Terms were not disclosed.
The Justice Department approved U.S. Bancorp's acquisition of Vancouver, Wash.-based Northwest Bancshares Inc. yesterday after U.S. Bancorp agreed to sell a branch in Clark County.
It's official. Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp now owns Northwest National Bank of Vancouver. The sale has been pending since March when Northwest Bank shareholders approved the sale. The deal's closing was announced Tuesday, a few days after U.S. Bank agreed to sell Northwest's Hazel Dell branch to Centennial Bank of Eugene. That sale was required by the U.S. Justice Department to comply with anti-trust regulations. With that out of the way, the larger sale could go forward.
Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp said Wednesday that chairman Gerry Cameron would retire at the end of the year as planned. He will be succeeded by U.S. Bancorp president and chief executive John Grundhofer. Cameron was chief executive of Portland, Ore.-based U.S. Bancorp when it was acquired for $9 billion by Minneapolis-based First Bank System Inc. First Bank assumed the U.S. Bancorp name when the deal closed in March. Cameron became chairman of the merged company. The move is not a surprise. Cameron had said he would retire when the First Bank-U.S. Bancorp merger was announced in March 1997.
U.S. Bancorp Chairman Gerry Cameron will retire effective Thursday, ending a banking career that spanned four decades. Cameron in 1997 had announced his intention to retire by the end of this year, so the move is no surprise. But it does further cement the passing of control at the old U.S. Bancorp, where Cameron was the CEO and president before the August 1997 sale of the Portland-based bank to Minneapolis-based First Bank System. After the deal closed, First Bank took the U.S. Bancorp name. Cameron's departure gives John (Jack) Grundhofer the title of chairman in addition to chief executive and president. Cameron remained out West after the acquisition, which caused many analysts to believe he had effectively given up control of the company long before his official Dec. 31 retirement.
It wasn't the mega merger some bank analysts expected, but U.S. Bancorp pulled its own coup Thursday in announcing that it will buy San Diego-based Bank of Commerce in a stock deal valued near $314 million. Pending regulatory and shareholder approval, the purchase should close by June. Bank of Commerce, with 10 branches, boasts $638 million in assets and is the largest Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in California and one of the largest in the nation.
Philip Heasley has been named president and given the new title of chief operating officer at U.S. Bancorp, making him the likeliest successor to CEO John (Jack) Grundhofer... Industry speculation immediately centered on talk that the 49-year-old Heasley, a former Citibanker and USB's chief technology architect, had been selected over Zona, 54, a 10-year veteran who has run middle market and commercial operations, for the No. 2 position... The three men formed the management trio that transformed the small First Bank, near insolvency a decade ago, into U.S. Bancorp, the 13th-largest bank in the nation with $77 billion in assets.
U.S. Bancorp said Thursday it will buy Peninsula Bank of San Diego for about $104 million in stock, USB's third bank deal in Southern California this year.
n its third Southern California purchase this year, Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp has launched a $104 million buyout of San Diego's Peninsula Bank.
A group of shareholders in Peninsula Bank of San Diego has moved to thwart Peninsula's merger with U.S. Bancorp, arguing the $100 million deal was "materially altered" when U.S. Bancorp cut its earnings estimate... Peninsula said last September that the bank had agreed to a buyout proposal submitted by Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp, the nation's No. 12 bank. The deal was valued then at approximately $100 million to $120 million. But the lawsuit is focused on a subsequent announcement issued Dec. 6, when U.S. Bancorp said lower-than-expected revenue and increased investments had reduced earnings expectations for the fourth quarter and the rest of 2000. The news sent shares of U.S. Bancorp plummeting by more than 27 percent that day, erasing more than $7 billion of market value. Before U.S. Bancorp's disclosure, the Minnesota bank had an estimated 12 percent rate in its earnings growth. The actual rate is now closer to 5 percent, Robbins said.
U.S. Bancorp of Minneapolis said yesterday it completed its acquisition of Peninsula Bank of San Diego. Based on the closing price of U.S. Bancorp shares Friday, Peninsula holders received $35.70 in U.S. Bancorp's shares for each Peninsula share held. Peninsula plans to convert its operations into U.S. Bank's systems, products and services in July.
Firstar Corp. completes its $22 billion acquisition of U.S. Bancorp today, creating the nation's eighth-largest bank and triggering a move by a number of Firstar executives from Milwaukee to Minnesota. The influx of more than a dozen top Firstar personnel is expected to take place over the next few months. The headquarters of the combined bank will be in Minneapolis and the combined firm will keep the U.S. Bancorp name. Firstar CEO Jerry Grundhofer becomes CEO of the new, $160 billion U.S. Bancorp. Grundhofer, who replaces his older brother, Jack, in the role of USB CEO, reportedly already has located property in the Twin Cities and expects to move here by the fall. Jack Grundhofer becomes chairman of the combined organization. He will retire next year... The bank will be based in Minneapolis, retain the U.S. Bancorp name and span 24 states with nearly 2,200 branches. The bank will have $107 billion in deposits and 51,000 employees. (Firstar had 23,000, USB 28,000.) The combined bank plans to cut $266 million in expenses over three years, but few layoffs are planned because there was little geographic overlap between the banks. The New CEO will be former Firstar CEO Jerry Grundhofer. Former USB CEO John Grundhofer will be the chairman and retire in 2002.
Milwaukee-based Firstar Corp. will sell 11 of its branches to Bremer Bank in St. Paul to comply with market-share rules governing its pending purchase of U.S. Bancorp. The branches are all in the Twin Cities and represent $760 million in deposits, about one-third of Firstar's current Minnesota franchise. The combined U.S. Bancorp-Firstar will have 90 branches in the Twin Cities after the divestiture, scheduled to take place in June.
Two Firstar bank branches in Council Bluffs will be sold to West Des Moines, Iowa – based Liberty Bank FSB as part of the merger of Firstar Corp. and U.S. Bancorp. The Tuesday morning announcement was made within a day of Justice Department approval of the $21.2 billion merger that would create the nation's eighth-largest bank, which is to carry the U.S. Bancorp name.
announcement of Breezley's resignation was unexpected
The longtime chief executive of Visa International, Charles Russell, will announce today that he is resigning from the credit card organization. He will be replaced by Edmund P. Jensen, a vice chairman of U.S. Bancorp in Portland, Ore.
The chairman of U.S. Bancorp, Roger L. Breezley, resigned yesterday. He will be succeeded by Gerry B. Cameron, the chief executive. The company, based in Portland, Ore., also said it planned to buy back up to six million shares to finance the company's 1993 stock incentive plan and for other corporate purposes. The company has about 99.7 million shares outstanding. Mr. Breezley, 56, will remain on the board. He relinquished the chief executive's post in January, the company said.
U.S. National Bank of Oregon said it has become a subsidiary of its previously announced holding company, U.S. Bancorporation [sic].
Directors of U.S. National Bank of Oregon approved plans to make the bank the subsidiary of a new one-bank holding company, tentatively to be called U.S. Bancorp, U.S. National announced... The move, according to LeRoy B. Staver, would permit the bank to diversify within the financial field. He added that definite plans for acquisitions haven't been formulated yet.
U.S. National Bank of Portland, Ore., received permission to merge with Unit National Bank Of Oregon, currently organizing; the new institution would be owned by U.S. Bancorp. U.S. National has deposits of $1.16 billion and operates 110 offices. American Fletcher National Bank & Trust Co., Indianapolis, with deposits of $594 million and 41 branches, was given the approval to merge with Marion County National Bank, currently organizing. American Fletcher is owned by American Fletcher Corp.
U.S. Bancorp said Robert B. Wilson, a Portland businessman, has been named president of the one-bank holding company and executive vice president of its subsidiary, U.S. National Bank of Oregon. Mr. Wilson, 53 years old, replaces LeRoy B. Staver, 60, who becomes chairman of the holding company, a position previously unfilled. In addition, Mr. Staver will remain president of the bank and chief executive officer of both the bank and the holding company.
John A. Elorriaga was elected president and chief administrative officer of U.S. Bancorp., a bank holding company. Mr. Elorriaga also will continue as president and chief administrative officer of U.S. National Bank of Oregon, principal subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp.
Carl Mays was named president, succeeding John A. Elorriaga who was promoted to chairman and chief executive officer of the Portland, Ore., firm. Elorriaga succeeds LeRoy B. Staver, who is retiring. U.S. Bancorp., holding company of U.S. National Bank of Oregon, had total assets of $2.725 billion last year.
Roger L. Breezley, 45-year-old vice chairman of this bank-holding company, was named to the additional new post of chief operating officer. Carl W. Mays Jr., 58, was named to the new position of executive assistant to the chairman. Edmund P. Jensen, 45, formerly executive vice president, was named president, succeeding Mr. Mays. Mr. Jensen also was appointed a director, expanding the board to 24.
U.S. Bancorp said it plans to acquire Valley National Corp., a Forest Grove, Ore., bank holding concern, in a stock-swap with an indicated value of about $13.7 million... U.S. Bancorp operates 195 branches in Oregon through its U.S. Bank unit. Valley National, with assets of $93 million, has five branch bank locations and is the parent of Oregon-based Pacific Northwest Trust Corp. and Northvale Homes Inc.
U.S. Bancorp of Portland, Ore., said it will acquire Heritage Bank in Camas, Wash.
U.S. Bancorp said Roger L. Breezley, 49 years old, was named chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding John A. Elorriaga, 64, who is retiring. Mr. Breezley has been vice chairman and chief operating officer since 1983. U.S. Bancorp, with $10.6 billion in assets, is the largest bank holding company headquartered in the Pacific Northwest.
U.S. Bancorp signed a preliminary agreement for the acquisition of Mt Baker Bank for $16 a share, or $25 million, the companies said. Under the accord, Mt Baker, based in Bellingham, Wash., will become a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, based in Portland.
The name has changed but the people remain the same. On June 12, 1989, the Bank of Loleta completed its conversion to the U.S. Bancorp system by officially opening its doors as the U.S. Bank of California (U.S. Bank). Acquired by U.S. Bancorp on Dec. 15, 1988, the Bank of Loleta has been operating as a subsidiary of that company.
U.S. Bancorp said it definitively agreed to acquire Northwestern Commercial Bank, Bellingham, Wash., for $15.5 million.
The completion of the acquisition of Northwestern Commercial Bank by U.S. Bancorp (NASDAQ: USBC) was announced Thursday, Nov. 17, by Ed Jensen, president, U.S. Bancorp and F. Murray ("Red") Haskell, chairman of the board, Northwestern Commercial Bank...
U.S. Bancorp (NASDAQ: USBC) Tuesday announced plans to transfer branches of its wholly-owned subsidiary First National Bank in Spokane (First National Bank) to its flagship Washington bank, U.S. Bank of Washington, National Association (U.S. Bank). In addition, First National Bank will apply to relocate its main office to Idaho. Completion of the transactions is dependent upon regulatory approval. "First National Bank has been a part of the U.S. Bancorp system since the acquisition of Old National Bank in 1987," said Gerry Cameron, president of U.S. Bank.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has approved an application to relocate U.S. Bancorp's subsidiary First National Bank in Spokane to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. U.S. Bancorp acquired the First National Bank charter in 1987, as part of its acquisition of Old National Bancorporation, which is now part of the current U.S. Bank of Washington... U.S. Bank of Idaho, National Association, opened for business today in its new location and under its new name... Once established in Coeur d'Alene, Schmitt said U.S. Bank of Idaho will file an application for a new branch... Subsidiaries include United States National Bank of Oregon; U.S. Bank of Washington, National Association; U.S. Bank of California; and U.S. Bank of Idaho, National Association.
Ed Jensen, 54 years old, was named to the new post of chief operating officer at this bank holding company. Mr. Jensen continues as president.
Edmund P. Jensen, 55 years old, president and chief operating officer of this bank holding company, was named a vice-chairman. Succeeding him as president is Kevin R. Kelly, 43, formerly president of company's U.S. Bank of Oregon unit. Mr. Jensen retains the post of chief operating officer of the holding company. Also named a vice-chairman was Gerry B. Cameron, 54, former president of the company's U.S. Bank of Washington unit. A spokeswoman said the changes were part of an ongoing strategic development plan.
Shareholders of First Bank Stock Corp., a bank holding company, approved a change in the name of the corporation to First Bank System Inc. at the annual meeting.
Directors of U.S. National Bank of Oregon approved plans to make the bank the subsidiary of a new one-bank holding company, tentatively to be called U.S. Bancorp, U.S. National announced... The move, according to LeRoy B. Staver, would permit the bank to diversify within the financial field. He added that definite plans for acquisitions haven't been formulated yet.
U.S. National Bank of Portland, Ore., received permission to merge with Unit National Bank Of Oregon, currently organizing; the new institution would be owned by U.S. Bancorp. U.S. National has deposits of $1.16 billion and operates 110 offices. American Fletcher National Bank & Trust Co., Indianapolis, with deposits of $594 million and 41 branches, was given the approval to merge with Marion County National Bank, currently organizing. American Fletcher is owned by American Fletcher Corp.
Carl Mays was named president, succeeding John A. Elorriaga who was promoted to chairman and chief executive officer of the Portland, Ore., firm. Elorriaga succeeds LeRoy B. Staver, who is retiring. U.S. Bancorp., holding company of U.S. National Bank of Oregon, had total assets of $2.725 billion last year.
U.S. Bancorp of Portland, Ore., said it will acquire Heritage Bank in Camas, Wash.
Shareholders of First Bank Stock Corp., a bank holding company, approved a change in the name of the corporation to First Bank System Inc. at the annual meeting.
Chairman Roger L. Breezley today announced that the board of directors of U.S. Bancorp has elected Vice Chairman Gerry Cameron to the additional position of chief operating officer (COO). With the new position, Cameron's scope of responsibility broadens from his traditional regional banking focus to include oversight of nationally focused financial businesses. Cameron assumes the title previously held by Edmund P. Jensen who recently left U.S. Bancorp to join Visa International as president and chief executive officer. Kevin R. Kelly remains as president of U.S. Bancorp.
Directors of U.S. National Bank of Oregon approved plans to make the bank the subsidiary of a new one-bank holding company, tentatively to be called U.S. Bancorp, U.S. National announced... The move, according to LeRoy B. Staver, would permit the bank to diversify within the financial field. He added that definite plans for acquisitions haven't been formulated yet.
U.S. National Bank of Portland, Ore., received permission to merge with Unit National Bank Of Oregon, currently organizing; the new institution would be owned by U.S. Bancorp. U.S. National has deposits of $1.16 billion and operates 110 offices. American Fletcher National Bank & Trust Co., Indianapolis, with deposits of $594 million and 41 branches, was given the approval to merge with Marion County National Bank, currently organizing. American Fletcher is owned by American Fletcher Corp.
Carl Mays was named president, succeeding John A. Elorriaga who was promoted to chairman and chief executive officer of the Portland, Ore., firm. Elorriaga succeeds LeRoy B. Staver, who is retiring. U.S. Bancorp., holding company of U.S. National Bank of Oregon, had total assets of $2.725 billion last year.
Chairman Roger L. Breezley today announced that the board of directors of U.S. Bancorp has elected Vice Chairman Gerry Cameron to the additional position of chief operating officer (COO). With the new position, Cameron's scope of responsibility broadens from his traditional regional banking focus to include oversight of nationally focused financial businesses. Cameron assumes the title previously held by Edmund P. Jensen who recently left U.S. Bancorp to join Visa International as president and chief executive officer. Kevin R. Kelly remains as president of U.S. Bancorp.
