Growth strategies

Rigler Investment in Iowa to nearly double in size with latest acquisition

08/24/17

The parent of State Bank in New Hampton has agreed to buy the holding company for Peoples Trust & Savings Bank.

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How Arkansas became home to three fast-growing banks

08/23/17

Bank of the Ozarks, Home BancShares and Simmons First have used acquisitions and a business-friendly environment in their home state to become regional powers.

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What brand confusion? Southern Missouri Bancorp buys similarly named bank

08/21/17

The $1.5 billion-asset company agreed to buy Southern Missouri Bancshares to expand into two strategically important markets.

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This community bank’s march to a different beat

08/09/17

Triumph Bancorp in Dallas has successfully taken chances on out-of-state acquisitions, factoring and other nontraditional strategies that many of its peers have avoided.

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Veteran banker retires as WSFS Financial's chairman

08/03/17

Marvin Schoenhals had been the Delaware company's chairman for 25 years. He stepped down as CEO in 2007.

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Civista in Ohio taps insider as its next CEO

08/01/17

The company said that Dennis Shaffer, its president, will succeed James Miller at the end of this year.

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Why it's so hard to time bank M&A decisions

07/28/17

Southwest Bancorp, frustrated with a lethargic stock price, opted to find a buyer last summer. It was holding talks with Simmons First when the post-election run-up in bank stocks gave its shares an unexpected lift. Did it do the right thing by proceeding?

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Executive was key asset in Midwest's biggest merger

07/26/17

First Financial in Ohio is buying MainSource in Indiana — with a twist. MainSource's leader will become CEO.

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Bank of Princeton turns to Plan B after planned sale falls through

07/24/17

The New Jersey bank is looking to raise offensive capital just months after its deal to be sold to Investors Bancorp was terminated. Investors was tripped up by regulatory concerns tied to Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering compliance.

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Delmar to enter Philadelphia with purchase of oft-maligned bank

07/24/17

Delmar will buy Liberty Bell Bank in New Jersey, which had survived a debilitating six-year battle for control with a former CEO. Liberty Bell also suffered from corporate theft and a check-kiting scandal.

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