ABA Banking Journal
No Result
View All Result
  • Topics
    • Ag Banking
    • Commercial Lending
    • Community Banking
    • Compliance and Risk
    • Cybersecurity
    • Economy
    • Human Resources
    • Insurance
    • Legal
    • Mortgage
    • Mutual Funds
    • Payments
    • Policy
    • Retail and Marketing
    • Tax and Accounting
    • Technology
    • Wealth Management
  • Newsbytes
  • Podcasts
  • Magazine
    • Subscribe
    • Advertise
    • Magazine Archive
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Podcast Archive
    • Sponsored Content Archive
SUBSCRIBE
ABA Banking Journal
  • Topics
    • Ag Banking
    • Commercial Lending
    • Community Banking
    • Compliance and Risk
    • Cybersecurity
    • Economy
    • Human Resources
    • Insurance
    • Legal
    • Mortgage
    • Mutual Funds
    • Payments
    • Policy
    • Retail and Marketing
    • Tax and Accounting
    • Technology
    • Wealth Management
  • Newsbytes
  • Podcasts
  • Magazine
    • Subscribe
    • Advertise
    • Magazine Archive
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Podcast Archive
    • Sponsored Content Archive
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home ABA Banking Journal Podcast

Podcast: The Bank M&A Outlook for 2019

December 12, 2018
Reading Time: 1 min read

Key regulatory changes and business trends will drive bank mergers and acquisitions in 2019, two top bank deal lawyers say on the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast. In the episode, Jonathan Hightower and Rob Klingler — Atlanta-based partners at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner — outline what to expect in the year ahead, including:

  • Larger deals in metro markets, driven in part by the lifting of arbitrary regulatory asset thresholds in S. 2155 and the lack of smaller acquisition targets in major urban markets.
  • Acquisitions of smaller rural banks by investor groups and management teams seeking an alternative to de novo formation that provides a revenue stream from day one.
  • More acquisitions by smaller community banks with solid deposit bases and greater flexibility to finance deals with debt.

If you can’t see the audio player above, click here to listen to this week’s episode.

In this episode:

Jonathan Hightower
Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Robert Klingler
Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Evan Sparks
Editor-in-Chief
ABA Banking Journal
Shaun Kern
Senior Counsel
ABA

Tags: ABA Banking Journal PodcastDe novo banksFarm bankingMergers and acquisitionsS 2155Small BHCsTailored regulation
ShareTweetPin

Related Posts

ABA survey: Americans strongly support prohibiting crypto companies from offering yield-like rewards for holding stablecoin

ABA cautions against allowing state regulation that could expand stablecoin issuer activities

Newsbytes
August 13, 2026

As it seeks to implement the Genius Act, the Treasury Department should not allow states to greatly expand the scope of services offered by payment stablecoin issuers beyond what is spelled out in the law, ABA said.

FinCEN: Financial institutions flagged nearly $5B linked to suspected human smuggling

FinCEN: Financial institutions flagged nearly $5B linked to suspected human smuggling

Compliance and Risk
August 13, 2026

While depository institutions filed only 3% of BSA reports on possible human smuggling, their reports accounted for approximately 61%, or $3 billion, of the total amount.

Mortgage rates fall

Mortgage rates tick down

Economy
August 13, 2026

The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.67% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.96%.

FBI and CISA release updated cybersecurity advisory on Scattered Spider

White House announces new push to combat cybercrime, fraud

Compliance and Risk
August 13, 2026

President Trump directed federal law enforcement to create a new program that partners with the private sector to target transnational criminal organizations responsible for ransomware attacks, phishing campaigns and other cybercrimes.

FDIC withdraws proposed rules on brokered deposits, corporate governance, executive pay

ABA, BPI seek deadline extension for comment on FDIC disclosure rule

Compliance and Risk
August 13, 2026

ABA and the Bank Policy Institute asked the FDIC to push back by more than a month the public comment deadline for its proposed bank information disclosure rule, which would align it with the deadline for a similar...

State coalition seeks to block OCC preemption of interest-on-escrow laws

State coalition seeks to block OCC preemption of interest-on-escrow laws

Legal
August 12, 2026

A coalition of 10 states has filed a lawsuit to block two recent rulemakings by the OCC designed to establish a uniform federal framework for national banks operating across state lines.

NEWSBYTES

ABA cautions against allowing state regulation that could expand stablecoin issuer activities

August 13, 2026

FinCEN: Financial institutions flagged nearly $5B linked to suspected human smuggling

August 13, 2026

Mortgage rates tick down

August 13, 2026

SPONSORED CONTENT

Beyond Surveillance: Rethinking Security for Modern Financial Institutions

Beyond Surveillance: Rethinking Security for Modern Financial Institutions

August 12, 2026
Relationship Banking at Scale: Why Banks Need The Digital Sales & Service Platform

Relationship Banking at Scale: Why Banks Need The Digital Sales & Service Platform

August 1, 2026
Why Your Systems Keep Slowing Down — and What to Do About It

Examiners Are Now Looking at Your Non-Core Systems

June 11, 2026
Your Floorplan Audit and Your Credit Decision Are Weeks Apart. That Gap Has a Price.

Your Floorplan Audit and Your Credit Decision Are Weeks Apart. That Gap Has a Price.

June 1, 2026

PODCASTS

Podcast: Banking the brave new world of college athletics

August 4, 2026

Podcast: Tactics for meaningful strategic planning

July 28, 2026

Podcast: Why it might be time to revisit a key FDIC ratio

July 23, 2026

American Bankers Association
1333 New Hampshire Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
1-800-BANKERS (800-226-5377)
www.aba.com
About ABA
Privacy Policy
Contact ABA

ABA Banking Journal
About ABA Banking Journal
Media Kit
Advertising
Subscribe

© 2026 American Bankers Association. All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Topics
    • Ag Banking
    • Commercial Lending
    • Community Banking
    • Compliance and Risk
    • Cybersecurity
    • Economy
    • Human Resources
    • Insurance
    • Legal
    • Mortgage
    • Mutual Funds
    • Payments
    • Policy
    • Retail and Marketing
    • Tax and Accounting
    • Technology
    • Wealth Management
  • Newsbytes
  • Podcasts
  • Magazine
    • Subscribe
    • Advertise
    • Magazine Archive
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Podcast Archive
    • Sponsored Content Archive

© 2026 American Bankers Association. All rights reserved.