News Topic: M&A

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

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. ... Read full article

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

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

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. ... Read full article

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 ... Read full article

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

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

Western Union plans to begin soliciting potential suitors within weeks. No decision has been made and Western Union may decide to keep the business. ... Read full article

Fiserv will buy the business, once known as Elan ATM and Debit Processing, for $690 million. ... Read full article

Sound Credit Union in Tacoma, Wash., has agreed to buy Bank of Washington in Lynnewood. ... Read full article

The acquisitive company plans to buy Blue Hills Bancorp to boost its footprint in eastern Massachusetts. ... Read full article

Seven other banks passed on a chance to bid on FCB Financial, perhaps showing the small pool of large buyers eager to make a big commitment to the Sunshine State. ... Read full article

The company said the move should address investor concerns about potential margin compression, slower loan growth and an economic slowdown. ... Read full article

Community bankers reject the conclusions of a Government Accountability Office report that say regulatory burdens only had a “modest effect” on the declining number of banks since 2010. ... Read full article

Senior managers at selling banks often get big payouts and move on. But some decide (or are allowed) to stay and can make major contributions. Here are examples of execs who famously became difference makers after sticking around, or of keepers from recent ... Read full article

Bennett Bradley, BB&T's chief digital officer, discusses how an investment in Enigma, which helps companies leverage data, fits within the regional bank's fintech strategy. ... Read full article

A sluggish business climate and few M&A opportunities freed up midsize banks to invest in better tech systems and services, says Regions Chairman Grayson Hall. ... Read full article