Growth strategies

Bryn Mawr Trust seeks to go where robo can't

08/22/19

How is the Pennsylvania bank trying to differentiate itself in wealth management? By assembling a team of private bankers to cater to the complex needs of high-net-worth clients.

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Hometown Community entering northwest Illinois with bank acquisition

08/20/19

The company has agreed to buy Albany Bancshares, which has four branches near the Iowa border.

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Investar adding Texas branches through deal with Hilltop

08/20/19

The Louisiana company will enter two new markets after it buys the locations.

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Former mutual to buy bigger bank in Atlanta

08/20/19

Community First will pay $40 million in cash for the parent of Affinity Bank.

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Leader Bancorp in Mass. spins off fintech platform for property managers

08/16/19

ZSuite Technologies digitizes a number of services that banks provide to landlords.

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ConnectOne announces in-market deal for Bancorp of New Jersey

08/16/19

The company will pay $113 million for a commercial lender based in its backyard.

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Ink barely dry on two deals, OceanFirst chief scouting another

08/15/19

Christopher Maher is kicking the tires on an "acquisition of size" that would propel the New Jersey bank across the $10 billion-asset mark.

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Heartland Financial buying bank in Illinois

08/13/19

The Iowa company will pay QCR Holdings about $59 million for Rockland Bank and Trust.

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CIT buys itself wiggle room with Mutual of Omaha Bank deal

08/13/19

Acquiring the Nebraska bank would give CIT Group access to billions of low-cost deposits to fuel a go-it-alone growth plan. CEO Ellen Alemany says it could also make her company "more valuable" to potential buyers if it ever wants to sell.

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Level One deploys capital from IPO to buy Ann Arbor Bancorp

08/13/19

The Michigan company will pay $68 million to expand in a high-priority market.

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