The company would prefer buying banks with $5 billion to $10 billion in assets unless it finds an appealing alternative in a strategic market such as Raleigh or Nashville.
Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering compliance remains a hot topic for financial institutions as regulators can bar them from branch building and bank acquisitions. Here are some notable regulatory actions that are still unresolved.
Mary Lynn Lenz shares some insight on M&A challenges and turnaround success, Sallie Krawcheck says Wall Street diversity can't get worse and Ginni Rometty explains why IBM bought Promontory.
There is optimism that consolidation could bounce back from a lackluster 2016 as bank stock rally. At the same time, expectations of regulatory easing and tax reform could entice more banks to stay independent, at least in the short term.
