Growth strategies

MUFG Union makes big leap in supply chain finance

01/16/19

The U.S. unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial has agreed to buy a platform from GE Capital.

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SmartFinancial to nearly double in size with purchase of N.C. bank

01/15/19

The Tennessee company will have $4 billion in assets and 47 branches in six states when it buys Entegra Financial.

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VyStar is latest credit union to line up bank acquisition

01/15/19

The deal for Citizens State Bank is part of VyStar's plan to expand throughout Florida and Georgia.

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First Hawaiian recording 4Q charge after restructuring balance sheet

01/14/19

The company, which has yet to report quarterly earnings, said the moves will turn a profit over time.

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Alternative lenders try to fill void left by shutdown

01/11/19

The tricky part: raising awareness without appearing to take advantage of borrowers at a time when agencies like the SBA are out of commission.

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MUFG Union buys investment bank with middle-market focus

01/11/19

Intrepid Investment Bankers provides advice on M&A and capital markets activities.

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M&A in 2019: Banks will keep paying up for deposit-rich sellers

01/09/19

Deposit premiums for bank mergers, which topped 10% in 2018 for the first time in years, are expected to keep rising as competition for cheap funding intensifies.

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Government shutdown grinds SBA lending to halt

01/08/19

The agency is unable to process loan applications and faces a daunting backlog once Washington returns to work.

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PenFed deal feeds bankers' fears of unlimited credit union membership

01/04/19

An “emergency merger” with the troubled Progressive Credit Union gives PenFed — already the nation’s third-largest credit union — the ability to welcome any potential member nationwide.

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How a congratulatory call on one bank deal led to another

01/03/19

Bob Mahoney, CEO of Belmont Savings, called Jack Barnes after People's United agreed to buy a Connecticut bank. The banks announced their own merger agreement five months later.

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