Patriot National Bancorp jumps after OCC terminates regulatory action

Patriot National Bancorp

01/07/2026 12:25

** Community lender Patriot National Bancorp's PNBK.O shares jump 6.5% to $1.02 premarket
** PNBK says U.S. banking regulator terminates formal agreement struck last year over legacy regulatory issues 
** Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) had previously designated PNBK as being in "troubled condition"
** Termination of the formal agreement marks an important milestone for PNBK, paving way for reduced regulatory costs and fees
** PNBK spent over $5 million since 2025 to address the OCC action, including remediation of regulatory deficiencies
** "We are confident in our ability to meaningfully scale Patriot. As an initial step, Patriot will seek to grow its assets to $2 billion" - CEO Steven Sugarman in shareholder letter
** As of last close, PNBK stock down 47.4% YTD

 (Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
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