Podcast: The Bank M&A Outlook for 2022

Griggsville Bancshares in Illinois to buy Scott Morgan Bancorp; First Carolina Bank in North Carolina to purchase BM Technologies.

Banks that prioritize education, coupled with compelling savings vehicles, will meaningfully empower customers on their personal finance journeys.

John Asbury didn't need a new job in 2016, but when he saw an opportunity to build something lost in the 1990s, what he calls "the great Virginia regional bank," he took it.

In his opening remarks as ABA chair, John Asbury spoke to the core values of Atlantic Union Bank—“caring, courageous, committed”—and used them to frame his goals for the year ahead.

Meet John Asbury, ABA’s 2024-25 chair and CEO of Atlantic Union Bank.

As young people increasingly turn to unregulated, nonbank technology providers for their banking needs, innovation in the banking industry is not just an option — it is an imperative, outgoing ABA Chair Julieann Thurlow said.