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Survival strategies from a midsize bank chief

01/27/19

John Ciulla, one year in as CEO of Webster Financial, discusses how he is preparing for the next downturn, picking his spots in tech spending, and remaining cautious about M&A.

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Partnership Community latest Wisconsin bank being sold

01/23/19

Bank First's deal for Partnership is the third Wisconsin bank merger announced this week.

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Call grows louder for SBA to tackle loan application backlog

01/23/19

Industry groups and lawmakers have joined bankers in insisting the agency develop a plan to resolve the paperwork problem before the partial government shutdown ends.

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Community Bank System adding scale in Upstate N.Y. with Kinderhook deal

01/22/19

The company will pay $93 million for Kinderhook Bank, which has a concentrations of branches around Albany.

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Citizens Community to enter new Wisconsin market with latest acquisition

01/22/19

The company will top $1 billion in assets after it buys the parent of F&M Bank in Tomah, Wis.

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Wisconsin banks announce plans to merge

01/21/19

Greenwoods Financial will have $270 million in assets when it buys Fox River Financial.

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Eagle Financial in Va. begins search for next CEO

01/17/19

John Milleson, who has led the company for 20 years, will retire after his successor is in place.

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Glacier bulking up in Utah with latest bank acquisition

01/17/19

The Montana company will more than double its assets in Utah when it buys FNB Bancorp.

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Heartland to expand Kansas City operations with Blue Valley acquisition

01/16/19

The Iowa company will pay $94 million for a bank with five branches and $727 million in loans.

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Old National to have first new CEO since 2004

01/16/19

Bob Jones will retire in early May. He will be succeeded by Jim Ryan, the Indiana company's chief financial officer.

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