Podcast: The 2026 outlook for bank M&A
The bank consolidation logjam broke in 2025, with several banks, including large regionals, inking major deals amid an accelerated pace ...
Tag: Bank consolidation
CFPB report highlights reliance on community banks in rural areas
In a data snapshot, the CFPB highlighted some of the unique challenges facing rural Americans, including an increased reliance on ...
New Fed Survey Examines Effects of Branch Closures on Communities
As bank consolidation continued, between 2012 and 2017, the number of bank branches declined by 7% across all counties, according ...
Podcast: Tyler Cowen on the Value of American Banks
"The American economy in general is the best in the world at allocating new capital to rapidly growing sectors, and ...
Banking Rural America
If we aren’t able to find a way to backfill areas hit hard by bank consolidation, the nation’s impressive economic ...
A Fresh Perspective
With a powerful personal story and real-world banking experience, Jelena McWilliams is shaking up the FDIC.
Podcast: Strategies That Work for Small Market Economic Development
Small cities, small towns and rural areas are facing a variety of structural headwinds, from demographic declines to globalization to ...
Podcast: A Rural Ag Bank Dodges the Consolidation Trend
On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Scott discusses how she teamed up with investors in her ...
Fed’s Quarles: Rural Markets Retain Community Bank Presence, but Not HQs
Community bank locations have remained present in rural markets at roughly the same rate over the past two decades, even ...
Growing Strong
Despite industry consolidation, America’s banks remain strong and well-capitalized.
