News Topic: M&A

Six senior executives at Chemical and TCF will move into similar roles when the merger closes later this year. Chemical Bank's current CEO, Tom Shafer, will become president of the combined bank, reporting to CEO Craig Dahl. ... Read full article

Michael Capatides, CIBC's chief administrative officer and general counsel, will take over as CEO of CIBC Bank USA on April 1, replacing Larry Richman. ... Read full article

Valley Bank spent millions on bank acquisitions under its previous CEO. Its new leader has taken a markedly different approach. ... Read full article

The Mississippi company will pay more than $200 million for the parent companies of Texas Star Bank and Summit Bank. ... Read full article

Jared Wolff, a former PacWest executive, had been the general counsel at City National Bank. ... Read full article

Gulf Atlantic Bank would be the eighth bank in the market, and just the second with local ownership. ... Read full article

The company will open its first office in Iowa after buying the business from Bankers Trust. ... Read full article

The banks have no choice but to pick a new name, marketing experts say, but good luck: The best ones may already be taken, made-up names can sound forced, and any change might nudge more customers to rethink their loyalties. ... Read full article

Community banks can’t afford the digital banking services customers demand; Vanguard's "banklike" cash management service couldn't match banks' offerings. ... Read full article

JPMorgan's Dimon: Square innovated where we should have; this company simplifies bank switching (and banks pay for it); BB&T-SunTrust deal has Atlanta banks licking their chops; and more from this week's most-read stories. ... Read full article

FNB Bancorp in Utah, which is being sold to Glacier Bancorp, decided that the Montana bank's decentralized model would save jobs and give its management team more autonomy. ... Read full article

The bank gained $45 million in PACE financings, which let homeowners pay back the costs of efficiency projects over time. ... Read full article

Bank of Marin CEO Russ Colombo is tightening up pricing and terms, citing soaring real estate prices in markets like San Francisco. ... Read full article

With the two companies said to be still mulling which charter to seek, the various options each have possible advantages and drawbacks. ... Read full article

CEO John Turner told investors and analysts Wednesday that the merger of BB&T and SunTrust is not putting pressure on Regions to pursue a deal of its own. ... Read full article

Hometown, which agreed to buy Millbury Savings Bank, has already completed one acquisition this year and has another pending. ... Read full article

The Seattle company has a letter of intent to sell its home loan centers to Homebridge Financial Services. ... Read full article

Lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee pushed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for details about how he plans to review the proposed merger between the two regional banks. ... Read full article