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HomeTrust Bancshares in Asheville, N.C., will close six branches in North Carolina and Tennessee.
July 22 -
HomeTrust Bancshares has one less worry after a judge dismissed a three-year-old lawsuit against the Asheville, N.C., company.
March 31 -
Bankers were pleased with the dramatic leap in home lending last quarter, but they cautioned that volume will slow in the second half as rate increases curb refinancings, nonbanks provide stiffer competition, servicing costs remain high and underwriting standards change.
July 22
HomeTrust Bancshares in Asheville, N.C., has hired PNC Financial Services Group banker Kristin Powell as co-director of mortgage lending.
Powell will lead mortgage lending at the $2.6 billion-asset company with John Myers, who has been with the bank since 1977.
Powell previously worked for PNC Financial Services Group, in the Pittsburgh company's Central North Carolina market for mortgages. She also previously mortgage sales strategy and residential wholesale lending at Royal Bank of Canada. She also has previously worked for Bank of America.
Powell will work from HomeTrust's Charlotte, N.C., office and report to Hunter Westbrook, chief banking officer.
