Community banking

CNB expanding western New York operations with Bank of Akron deal

12/18/19

The Pennsylvania company will pay $65 million for six branches that will join its Buffalo, N.Y., division.

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Citizens & Northern in Pennsylvania lines up another acquisition

12/18/19

The company, which recently bought Monument Bank, has agreed to acquire Covenant Financial.

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Smaller buyers expected to drive bank M&A in 2020

12/18/19

A dearth of bigger acquirers will likely force more banks with less than $2 billion in assets ⁠to seek out their own deals.

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Investors Bancorp buys out activist shareholder

12/18/19

The New Jersey company paid $336 million for all stock owned by Blue Harbour Group.

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Bangor Bancorp to buy Damariscotta Bankshares in merger of Maine mutuals

12/17/19

Bangor will pay $35 million in cash to gain branches in five communities.

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Texas community bank lines up first acquisition

12/17/19

Wichita Falls Bancshares will gain four branches when it buys Chico Bancorp.

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Former MidSouth chief named CFO of Oconee in Georgia

12/17/19

Jim McLemore has a new job just three months after orchestrating MidSouth's sale to Hancock Whitney.

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What will bank jobs look like in the future? OceanFirst has an idea

12/16/19

Chris Maher, CEO of OceanFirst Financial, shares how employees’ roles have already changed and his bank’s efforts to help them navigate AI.

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Branch cutbacks pay off for thrifts

12/16/19

Savings institutions are aggressively cutting staff and shortening hours to be more competitive. As a result they have become more efficient than commercial banks.

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Community Banks with the Largest Portfolios of Home Equity Loans

12/16/19

On Sep. 30, 2019. Dollars in thousands.

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