M&A

Valley National bulks up in N.J. with Oritani purchase

06/26/19

Valley, which had focused on Florida in recent years, will double its market share in Bergen County with the $740 million acquisition.

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Bank CIO’s mission: Getting out from under bad tech vendor contracts

06/25/19

Brad Goedken wants agreements for HarborOne Bancorp to include better protections, such as cost reductions if a service fails.

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Credit unions are buying banks, but can they keep the customers?

06/25/19

The biggest challenge for credit union acquirers involves retaining commercial customers at the banks they buy. That's why constant communication, and having more commercial products and services, matter.

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Waters schedules hearings next month on Facebook, BB&T-SunTrust merger

06/24/19

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters wants to examine the merger of BB&T and SunTrust, as well as Facebook's cryptocurrency plans.

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Hayward Bancshares is latest Wisconsin bank to find a buyer

06/24/19

The deal with Frandsen Financial is the 12th bank M&A transaction this year involving a seller in Wisconsin.

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1st Constitution to expand in northern N.J. with bank purchase

06/24/19

Shore Community Bank, which has five branches in Ocean County, will sell for $53 million.

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Great Western agrees to buy Colorado trust business

06/24/19

Independent Bank in Texas, the seller, gained the business after buying Guaranty Bancorp.

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Google flirts with bank charter, digital disruption, Truist fallout: Top stories of the week

06/21/19

Google explored the OCC's fintech charter, then walked away; the biggest changes in digital banking could be just ahead; 'Truist' rebrand prompts lawsuit by N.C. credit union; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Huntington launches health care finance unit

06/20/19

The Columbus, Ohio, bank has hired a former executive from Bank of America to run the new business, which will target physician, dentist and veterinary practices.

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Payments acquisition expected to boost fee income at First Financial

06/19/19

The Cincinnati bank could add about $30 million a year in noninterest income with its deal for the capital markets firm Bannockburn Global Forex.

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