The average time for regulators to approve a proposed bank merger fell to four months in 2025, which is the shortest average since 1990, the Financial Times reported.
The U.K. newspaper, citing figures gathered by S&P Global, noted that regulatory approvals have sped up significantly during the opening months of the Trump administration. Nearly 150 bank mergers worth about $45 billion have closed so far this year.
Under the Biden administration, the average time for approval peaked at almost seven months, according to the report.
			
    	
			










