News Topic: Integrations

The Detroit regional relied on smaller teams, flexible deadlines and tightly defined tasks to convert the systems of Chemical Financial and rebrand. ... Read full article

The company has revised its near-term forecasts for reducing expenses, citing delayed branch closings and a decision to spend more time testing systems ahead of conversion and integration. ... Read full article

For small regionals like Atlantic Union and F.N.B., the biggest opportunity to snag customers will come when the rebranding of BB&T and SunTrust branches begins next year. ... Read full article

PrecisionLender, the digital banking software vendor's largest acquisition to date, sells sales coaching software. ... Read full article

AvidXchange is expanding its outreach to lenders with its purchase of BankTEL, which currently does business with 20% of U.S. banks. ... Read full article

3Rivers Federal Credit Union in Indiana will pay about $38 million for West End Bank. ... Read full article

Arizona Federal Credit Union said its deal to buy Pinnacle Bank is the first of its kind in the Grand Canyon State. ... Read full article

Rising premiums and lenghty earn-back periods have made investors more skeptical than ever about M&A. So the sooner banks are able to convert systems and rebrand, the sooner they'll be able to meet the promised cost-cutting and revenue targets. ... Read full article

When M&T Bank was acquiring Wilmington Trust in 2011, it tapped into Abigail Mrozinski's deep understanding of its newly added wealth business to help the merger go smoothly. ... Read full article

M&A editor Paul Davis explores the practical and political implications of the proposed merger between BB&T and SunTrust. ... Read full article

The merged bank would set up an innovation and technology center in Charlotte as part of its bid to compete better against the largest institutions and fintech startups. ... Read full article

Volume was steady, but deal values would've been the lowest in years if not for one big, and very intriguing, transaction. ... Read full article

The Lake Mary, Fla.-based credit union has agreed to buy Fidelity Bank of Florida for an undisclosed amount. ... Read full article

The Tennessee company is pleased with loan growth. It has also been able to reduce its dependence on brokered deposits as it brings in new customers following its purchase of Capital Bank. ... Read full article

The large core banking software vendors are already criticized as large and slow-moving. Consolidations like these are only likely to make them more so. ... Read full article

Deutsche Bank's key regulators would prefer the lender merge with a European rival rather than local competitor Commerzbank, setting them apart from forces in the government keen on an all-German deal. ... Read full article

A smooth integration of Access National could allow John Asbury, CEO of Union Bankshares, to move a step closer to building a regional franchise that stretches from Baltimore to Hampton Roads. ... Read full article

His knack for public policy, dedication to technological improvements once considered the province of big banks, and willingness to tear up a business model that he and his father built make him our top Best in Banking honoree. ... Read full article