Lafayette – October 20, 2026 -- Home Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: HBCP) will replace John W. Bordelon, a 45-year veteran, as Chief Executive Officer of the company and Home Bank, N.A. on January 8, 2027, handing the role to President Darren E. Guidry.

Bordelon will remain Chairman and a director of both the holding company and the bank after he steps down as CEO. The board framed the arrangement as a way to support continuity during the leadership transition and afterward.

Middletown, Maryland – October 19, 2026 -- Community Heritage Financial, Inc. (OTCID: CMHF) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per common share, payable on November 6, 2026 to shareholders of record on October 30, 2026.

Board sets October 30 record date and November 6 payment date

The company's Board of Directors approved the payout on its common stock. Shareholders on the books at the close of the October 30 record date qualify. Payment follows seven days later, on November 6.

Mexico City – October 19, 2026 -- Mexican digital bank Plata crossed $1 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in September 2026, less than 3.5 years after its April 2023 launch, the company announced. Plata says this makes it the fastest digital bank in history to reach the benchmark.

Italy – October 19, 2026 -- A newer wave of the NFCShare Android banking trojan, active since 14 May 2026, ships APKs with malformed ZIP paths that can break automated extraction tools, D3 Labs researchers reported.

Manila – October 19, 2026 -- Salmon Group, a technology-driven banking and lending platform in the Philippines, has secured an additional $140 million in financing to expand its lending operations in the country.

Financing combines $90 million in commitments with $50 million in bond proceeds

The round consists of $90 million committed by Spice Expeditions, WashU and Moore, plus $50 million of bond proceeds.

Bangkok – October 17, 2026 -- The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) has disbursed more than US$1.37 billion in financing to over 1.3 million clients since inception, and its microfinance network has now won the "Excellence in Inclusive Banking and Social Impact" award at the 2026 Sustainable Development Goals Awards.

Richmond – October 16, 2026 -- The American Bankers Association has given Blue Ridge Bank Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Risk Officer Rebecca "Becky" Schauer Robertson its Distinguished Service award for Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT).

Robertson's 30-year career spans traditional and fintech banking

Robertson has built expertise in risk strategy, financial crimes compliance and regulatory remediation across both traditional and fintech banking environments.

Monett, Mo. – – October 16, 2026 -- Jack Henry (Nasdaq: JKHY) will become the first core banking technology provider to integrate with Google Cloud Universal Ledger (GCUL), giving banks and credit unions a route to offer tokenized deposits.

GCUL is a fully managed, distributed ledger service. Financial institutions use it to tokenize and transfer money and assets on a shared, real-time record with programmable, 24/7 settlement.

Topeka – – October 16, 2026 -- Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: CFFN) will hold its annual meeting of stockholders on Tuesday, January 26, 2027, with a voting record date of December 4, 2026.

Stockholders of record on December 4, 2026 will be eligible to vote

Only holders on the record date can vote at the January session. The gap between the record date and the meeting is 53 days.

The Company is the holding company for Capitol Federal Savings Bank. The announcement contained no agenda items, director nominees or proposals.

Abilene – October 15, 2026 -- First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ: FFIN) reported third-quarter 2026 earnings of $74.31 million, up from $52.27 million a year earlier and $71.89 million in the second quarter. Diluted earnings per share rose to $0.52 from $0.36 in the third quarter of 2025 and $0.50 in the linked quarter.

CEO David Bailey called it "another record quarter of net income," driven largely by continued net interest margin expansion.