M&A

First Interstate bulks up in Idaho with two bank acquisitions

10/12/18

The Montana company will spend $200 million to buy Idaho Independent and Community 1st Bank.

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Valley rebranding caps an eventful year for new CEO

10/11/18

This week’s name change is that latest in a string of moves Ira Robbins has made since he replaced his mentor, Gerald Lipkin, in January.

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Investar in La. to enter Houston with latest acquisition

10/11/18

The company agreed to buy Mainland Bank for nearly $20 million in stock.

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The good, the bad and the unknown in Fed's latest rate hike

10/11/18

The third interest rate increase of the year could have a significant impact on banks' lending, deposit gathering and even M&A decisions. Here's what to expect.

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Union to gain scale around Washington with $600M acquisition

10/05/18

Union Bankshares will gain 15 branches and $2 billion in loans in northern Virginia after it buys Access National.

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Bank earnings may have upside; Bernie targets banks

10/04/18

Profits at big banks should be solid if not spectacular; the Vermont senator proposes a hard cap on assets held by the biggest banks.

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OCC unhappy with Wells; Cryptocurrency price manipulation seen

10/03/18

Otting says the bank is not moving fast enough to repay customers who were unfairly sold auto insurance; lack of regulation lets traders use software to move prices.

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A slowdown with a silver lining in community banks’ future?

10/03/18

The economy could “positively slow down in mid-2019” and consumer debt levels are a huge concern, but technology and lessons learned from the crisis could still create opportunity for small banks, says Beneficial’s Gerry Cuddy ahead of a big speech on current conditions.

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C&N expands closer to Philadelphia with Monument acquisition

10/01/18

Citizens & Northern will pay $43 million for the $348 million-asset Monument.

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Credit union to buy Alabama branches from Synovus

09/26/18

Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union will gain three locations, along with $138 million in loans, as part of the transaction.

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