SYRACUSE, Kan. (KSNW) — A Kansas bank has announced it is expanding into Oklahoma.
Dream First Bank has announced it has agreed to purchase Oklahoma-based BancCentral . Dream First operates eight branches in Kansas and one Interactive Teller Machine.
Dream First Bank acquired Heartland Tri-State Bank in Elkhart and its branches in 2023 after its CEO embezzled millions in a cryptocurrency scam, leaving the bank insolvent. The state seized it and sold its assets to Dream First while the former CEO was sentenced to prison.
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“We are excited to bring BancCentral customers our community-focused and personal approach to banking,” says Chris Floyd, president and CEO of Dream First Bank, in a news release. “We have been firmly established for more than 100 years and family-owned for 40 years, and we are committed to building up the communities in which we operate by providing financial resources to make dreams a reality.”…