Community banking

RBB entering Chicago with PGB acquisition

09/06/19

Both banks focus on the Chinese-American community.

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CEO of failed First NBC facing criminal probe, judge says

09/06/19

Prosecutors are investigating the involvement of Ashton Ryan and another executive in the New Orleans bank's 2017 collapse, a federal judge recently wrote in a decision on a related matter.

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Mnuchin urges Goldman, Amex to help small banks win contracts

09/06/19

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has told large U.S. financial institutions including Goldman Sachs and American Express they should do more to help black- and women-owned community banks win federal contracts.

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Activist investor presses First United in Maryland to sell

09/06/19

Driver Management said it believes the company would create more shareholder value by finding a buyer.

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BV Financial to expand in northeast Maryland with acquisition

09/06/19

The Baltimore company will pay $31 million for MB Bancorp.

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Summer surge in bank M&A feels like distant memory

09/05/19

Falling stock prices and concerns about the health of the economy are depressing deal activity.

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Why bank M&A is flourishing in the Garden State

09/04/19

Intense competition for deposits and a growing need for scale are spurring more New Jersey banks to seek out buyers.

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Elevations Credit Union plans to buy Colorado bank

09/04/19

The pending sale of Cache Bank & Trust would be the first credit union-bank deal in the state.

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Inside a small bank's struggle to find a buyer

09/03/19

AltaPacific's recent agreement to sell itself to Banner Corp. came after it started down a list 14 financial institutions last year, held discussions with at least nine suitors, and considered deals with a credit union and a business development company.

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Community Banks with the Highest Returns on Average Equity

09/03/19

Year to date through Jun. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

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