Growth strategies

McHenry Bancorp in Ill. raises capital to meet regulatory standards

01/31/18

The company, which raised $23 million through a private placement, had a 6.97% total capital ratio at Dec. 31.

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A year after longtime CEO's passing, successor tackles twin challenge

01/30/18

Hadley Robbins had a difficult task stepping in after Melanie Dressel's unexpected death last year. Now he must find ways to keep expanding without disrupting a system that has proved successful.

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Guaranty Bancshares to enter Houston with Westbound Bank deal

01/29/18

The Texas company will gain four branches and $160 million in loans after the acquisition closes.

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Banco Espírito agrees to sell its U.S. bank — again

01/29/18

A Swiss financier has agreed to buy Brickell Bank a year after another sale fell through.

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Ameris to make big Atlanta push with Hamilton acquisition

01/26/18

Ameris would gain 24 Atlanta-area branches in the $406 million deal.

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JPMorgan's branch expansion: Threat to rivals, or overreach?

01/23/18

A plan by the largest U.S. bank to use part of its tax windfall to enter new markets (including Washington and Boston) could become a serious threat for banks of all sizes in those cities — or looked backed upon someday as a pricey over-expansion.

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Cost-cutting effort aids Chemical's 4Q profit

01/23/18

The company's earnings, excluding one-time items, increased meaningfully after it cut operating costs.

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Huntington puts itself on M&A sidelines

01/23/18

An economic correction is long overdue, the Ohio company says in explaining why now is the wrong time for long-term entanglements like mergers.

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Park National to enter N.C. with deal for NewDominion Bank

01/23/18

NewDominion, which has completed an improbable turnaround, is the last community bank based in Charlotte, N.C.

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Dime finds it hard to, well, turn on a dime scaling back CRE

01/19/18

The New York multifamily lender is making steady progress in a multiyear effort to reduce its dependency on commercial real estate.

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