M&A

Arbor Bancorp to enter nearby market with FNBH acquisition

02/04/20

The Michigan company will pay $101 million for the parent of First National Bank in Howell, Mich.

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Goldman, Amazon may offer loans; banks plan to tighten underwriting

02/04/20

The bank would make small-business loans on the online retailer’s platform; Fed survey says banks worry about increasing delinquencies, especially in subprime.

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M&A, hiring, credit quality: What's on minds of midsize bank execs

02/03/20

Certain loan segments are showing signs of deterioration, but consumer lending and digital banking are bright spots. Meanwhile, bankers are eyeing opportunities to improve efficiency, add scale and take advantage of M&A disruption. Here's what to expect from smaller regionals in the year ahead.

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Will $1 billion California deal jump-start West Coast M&A?

02/03/20

Unlike other regions of the country, the western U.S. has seen very few large bank mergers in recent years. Here's why Pacific Premier's acquisition of Opus Bank could change that.

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Another credit union-bank deal, another misinformed complaint

02/03/20

Despite what one critic says, Alaska USA Federal Credit Union’s acquisition of branches from TCF Financial will help underserved communities in Arizona.

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Pacific Premier to reach $20B in assets with Opus acquisition

02/03/20

The California company will pay $1 billion for Opus, a once highflying bank that struggled with credit issues in recent years.

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OCC's Wells oversight, TD's new consumer chief, big Southeast deal: Top stories of the week

02/01/20

Verdict on OCC’s supervision of Wells Fargo expected in late spring; TD Bank names Matt Boss its new consumer products chief; CenterState and South State plan $3.2B merger with operations stretching from Virginia to Florida; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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Hilltop in Texas to sell specialty insurance unit for $150 million

01/31/20

National Lloyds, which provides insurance for mobile homes, has a distribution network that operates in 40 states.

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Fed votes to ease Volcker restriction; Truist reports a setback

01/31/20

Banks would be allowed to own stakes in venture capital funds; the combined BB&T-SunTrust isn’t realizing cost savings as fast as it projected.

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BankFlorida to be sold to individual investor

01/30/20

Kenneth Lehman, a former banking attorney who acquires large stakes in small banks, will buy BankFlorida, which lost $555,000 through the first nine months of 2019.

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