Illinois

Chicago-area banks reportedly in merger talks

07/26/19

Byline Bancorp is in discussions to buy Parkway Bank and Trust, according to a local publication.

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Wintrust continues Chicago suburb expansion with SBC purchase

07/25/19

The company agreed to buy the parent of Countryside Bank for $90.5 million.

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Associated adding heft near St. Louis with First Staunton acquisition

07/25/19

The Wisconsin regional agreed to buy the parent of First National Bank in Staunton for $76 million in cash.

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Illinois credit union buying Ben Franklin Financial

07/17/19

The former mutual, which had faced pressure from an activist investor, agreed to be sold to Corporate America Family Credit Union.

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Latest credit union deal to buy bank adds fuel to simmering policy fight

06/18/19

A Wisconsin credit union's agreement to acquire a small Chicago bank, the eighth credit union-bank deal this year, led bankers to once again call for policymakers to slow the trend. A credit union trade group complained that banks are trying to stifle competition.

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Wintrust expands in western Chicago suburbs with STC acquisition

06/05/19

The company will pick up five branches as part of the $48 million deal.

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Indictment of Manafort's banker reveals new details of loan scheme

05/23/19

Most notably, the charges indicate that Stephen Calk lied to banking regulators about what he knew when he approved loans to Paul Manafort, as well as about his interest in landing a job in the Trump administration. He faces one count of financial institution bribery.

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It was a slow month for M&A until ...

05/08/19

Consolidation activity was ho-hum for most of April before a burst of transactions — and notable ones at that — were announced in the month's final week.

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First Bank in Missouri taps insider as next CEO

05/01/19

Shelley Seifert had been the bank's chief operating officer.

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Midland States expands south of Chicago with HomeStar purchase

04/02/19

The Illinois company will pay about $10 million, and redeem $23.5 million in trust-preferred stock, as part of the deal.

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