M&A

Bramson gets his moment; Where Deutsche-Commerzbank talks went wrong

05/02/19

Activist concedes he doesn't have the votes to join Barclays' board; How an "inevitable" deal fell through and where the banks go from here.

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Hancock Whitney is sold on MidSouth, warts and all

05/01/19

The New Orleans company is comfortable buying with the deal despite MidSouth's lingering credit issues, given a shared history and the opportunity to add low-cost deposits.

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What ruling on noncompete clauses means for banks — and job hunters

05/01/19

It just got harder for banks in Georgia to enforce noncompete agreements in employee contracts. For employees of two merging banks, BB&T and SunTrust, the timing couldn’t be better.

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Wall Street's political largesse; Banks had a good April

05/01/19

Political contributions from Wall Street rose, but did they influence policy?; bank stocks post biggest monthly gain since President Trump was elected.

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Hancock to buy MidSouth Bancorp for $213 million

04/30/19

MidSouth had spent the last two years improving credit quality by reducing its exposure to energy credits.

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Step on it: Banks pressured to speed up merger integrations

04/30/19

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.

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Speedy State Bank integration has Cadence set to expand in Georgia

04/29/19

The Houston company has already converted the systems and brand from January's acquisition, allowing it to focus more on bringing in business.

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Big banks chase Schwab; Bramson readies Barclays fight

04/29/19

Wall Street moves to compete with the low-fee financial services giant; activist investor has an uphill climb for a seat at this week’s annual meeting.

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Abigail Mrozinski, Wilmington Trust | Most Powerful Women: Next

04/28/19

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.

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Teachers Credit Union to buy Michigan thrift

04/26/19

The Indiana credit union agreed to pay $21.3 million in cash for New Bancorp, which was created when its savings bank converted to a stock-owned company in 2015.

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