News Topic: Growth strategies

The Massachusetts bank has offered wealth management services in the state for several years. ... Read full article

Its bid for El Dorado Savings wasn’t the highest, but PacWest's image as a skilled dealmaker added value to its offer in the seller’s eyes. ... Read full article

Her guidance of a former credit union through the crisis and into a profitable bank, her advocacy for reg relief and other industry priorities, and her vocal support of women seeking to knock down many of the same workplace barriers she faced make her one ... Read full article

A meticulous approach to expansion, along with an ability to produce solid results while based in a slow-growth state, explains why Hageboeck is a Best in Banking honoree. ... Read full article

The Bridgeport, Conn., company is developing a specialty in banking technology businesses. Like so many other small regionals with ambitious growth plans, it faces a tricky balancing act: how to take creative risks without getting in over its head. ... Read full article

The company will pay $64 million jn cash and stock for First Beeville Financial. ... Read full article

The Connecticut regional bank will pay $327 million for the parent of Belmont Savings Bank. ... Read full article

Nearly all banks need more fee income, and many have extra cash for investing in growth. Some have started buying up wealth management firms, while others have decided to pare back and specialize. ... Read full article

The Florida company will have more than $16 billion in assets, along with increased scale in Georgia, when it buys National Commerce. ... Read full article

Heartland BancCorp received the funds through a private placement to invest in several possible expansion options. ... Read full article

Challenges will likely increase as interest rates rise and investors grow more concerned about a downward turn in the economic cycle. ... Read full article

The North Carolina regional bank will gain four locations and $834 million in loans. ... Read full article

The Mississippi company will have 22 branches and more than $1 billion in assets when the deal is completed. ... Read full article

Blue Hills Bancorp in Massachusetts completed a second-step conversion and was poised to bulk up on acquisitions. It struck its one and only deal this fall — and it was not the kind it had in mind. ... Read full article

The Mississippi bank will pay up to $100 million to expand in southwest Alabama and Dallas. ... Read full article

The Arkansas company will pay $170 million to buy Reliance Bancshares. ... Read full article

The proposed merger of two family-owned institutions would create a $5 billion-asset bank in Texas. ... Read full article

Gartner recently predicted that 80% of banks will become irrelevant by 2030. Analyst Peter Redshaw explains the strategies banks need to execute to survive. ... Read full article