News Topic: M&A

The company agreed to buy Tennessee Community Bank Holdings, which has operations just west of Nashville. ... Read full article

A seller's assets and deposits lose some luster if the best and brightest who helped bring in the business leave after a deal closes. ... Read full article

The West Virginia company, which invests heavily in fintech firms, bought Chartwell Compliance in Maryland. ... Read full article

Geographic scale and low-cost funding are the foundation of a good deal, seasoned bank acquirers said in a panel discussion. ... Read full article

The Pittsburgh company is not interested in bank acquisitions, CEO Demchak says; why Citi, Wells, JPMorgan are seeing a spike in API calls; FHFA's Mark Calabria details next steps on GSE reform; and more from this week's most-read stories. ... Read full article

An increase in credit union acquisitions of banks has been a blow to the morale of many commercial bankers, and some of their trade organizations are trying to slow down the trend. There may be little they can do. ... Read full article

Lenders considering other factors for those with bad or no credit history; the bank plans to sell its French retail unit. ... Read full article

First Community Bankshares will buy Highlands Bankshares for $91 million. ... Read full article

The Pittsburgh company is sticking with its plan to grow though expanded lending and branch openings in new markets, William Demchak told investors and analysts Wednesday. ... Read full article

The Cincinnati bank applied in May to convert its Ohio state charter amid an expansion into Texas and Colorado and the completion of its merger with MB Financial. ... Read full article

A proposed combination of First Defiance and United Financial is designed to create an Ohio company that can better weather shocks from lower rates and economic uncertainty. ... Read full article

The deal between First Defiance and United Community would create a $6 billion-asset bank. ... Read full article

Skip Brown, an executive with the the Winston-Salem Banking Group, says it has signed a letter of intent to buy a community bank three months after withdrawing a charter application. ... Read full article

Both banks focus on the Chinese-American community. ... Read full article

Driver Management said it believes the company would create more shareholder value by finding a buyer. ... Read full article

The Baltimore company will pay $31 million for MB Bancorp. ... Read full article

The mortgage agencies would be privatized under Trump administration plan; central bank will probably cut rates by 25 bps, not 50 bps, at its next meeting. ... Read full article

Readers strongly react to whether the CFPB should have a say on bank mergers and if tribal areas should have special CRA credit, debate whether banks are embracing enough technology and more. ... Read full article