M&A

Summer surge in bank M&A feels like distant memory

09/05/19

Falling stock prices and concerns about the health of the economy are depressing deal activity.

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Next up for BB&T-SunTrust: Deciding where to unload branches

09/04/19

The banks, which plan to merge as Truist Financial, are expected soon to start selling hundreds of branches in the Southeast to satisfy antitrust concerns and increase efficiency.

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Why bank M&A is flourishing in the Garden State

09/04/19

Intense competition for deposits and a growing need for scale are spurring more New Jersey banks to seek out buyers.

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Elevations Credit Union plans to buy Colorado bank

09/04/19

The pending sale of Cache Bank & Trust would be the first credit union-bank deal in the state.

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Inside a small bank's struggle to find a buyer

09/03/19

AltaPacific's recent agreement to sell itself to Banner Corp. came after it started down a list 14 financial institutions last year, held discussions with at least nine suitors, and considered deals with a credit union and a business development company.

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Kabbage will buy small-business data provider

09/03/19

The acquisition of Radius Intelligence fits with the online lender's existing focus on small commercial borrowers.

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CFPB should have a say in bank mergers

09/03/19

An agency with a mission to protect consumers deserves to have a role in approving M&A deals.

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Bank Iowa agrees to buy First State Bank of Colfax

08/30/19

Bank Iowa will gain a branch in a neighboring market when it completes the acquisition.

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Farmers National expands near Cleveland with Maple Leaf purchase

08/30/19

Farmers will pay $40 million for the bank, which is in an affluent area in northeast Ohio.

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UBS shuffles top management; Treasury issues Libor tax guidance

08/30/19

The bank elevated three senior executives who could be possible successors to CEO Sergio Ermotti; the move to a new rate benchmark won’t trigger a “tax event.”

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