Community banking

Bank IPO is latest sign of recovery in Houston

04/27/18

Spirit of Texas Bancshares plans to raise $40 million to fund organic growth and acquisitions.

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This N.C. bank is going to great lengths to avert hostile takeover

04/26/18

KS Bancorp wants to become a corporation in business-friendly Delaware, which would be more likely to back its defensive-minded share-rights plan.

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Serial acquirer back on track after years in penalty box

04/26/18

Dan Rollins engineered nearly a dozen deals while at Prosperity Bank. Now CEO at BancorpSouth, he has returned to M&A after spending four frustrating years dealing with compliance issues.

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Imagining a world in which credit unions pay income taxes

04/25/18

Putting aside the spin of both credit unions and banks, we offer some informed predictions about how the financial industry would be reconfigured if the century-old tax break were to disappear.

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Pa. bank CEO resigns two weeks before annual meeting

04/25/18

First Keystone, which gave no reason for Matthew Prosseda's abrupt departure, has formed a search committee to find a permanent replacement.

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As M&A rebounds in Atlanta, choice targets become scarce

04/25/18

Buyers are scooping up many of the market's biggest banks, making it harder for others to gain scale.

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Asset-based lending provides lift to UMB's quarterly profit

04/25/18

The Missouri company reported strong loan growth that also reflected a spike in factoring activity.

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CenterState to gain first commercial operations in Ga. with Charter acquisition

04/25/18

The Florida company is also set to enter Alabama as part of the $360 million purchase.

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Credit unions vs. banks: How we got here

04/24/18

Banks and credit unions have been fighting each other so long that many have forgotten how the feud started and why it may matter to the future of both industries.

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National Commerce in Ala. to expand Atlanta operations with acquisition

04/24/18

The company agreed to buy Landmark Bancshare in Marietta, Ga., for $115 million.

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