A Case for Optimism
In North Carolina, 2017 will be remembered for the wave of mergers it brought.
Browsing: Mergers and acquisitions
Midsize Bank Exec Discusses SIFI Designation Reform at House Hearing
Testifying on ABA’s behalf before a House Financial Services subcommittee yesterday, a midsize bank executive emphasized the importance of proposed legislation that would remove arbitrary asset thresholds that impose limits on growth.
Four Key Considerations for Mutual Bank M&A
Going through a bank tie-up can be a fraught experience—but the challenge is amplified when two mutual institutions combine.
ABA, OCC File Briefs in Missouri Mutual M&A Litigation
ABA and the Missouri Bankers Association have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a Missouri case in which two mutual thrift depositors claim that they are entitled to a distribution of their thrift’s capital at the time the bank merged into another institution.
Fed Details Approvals, Withdrawals of Applications
Seven percent of bank applications in the first half of 2016 — or 42 out of 625 — were withdrawn, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest semiannual report on application results released today.
Fed’s Powell Discusses Community Bank Market Dynamics
Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell today highlighted the role that the smallest community banks play in the financial system.
Why Bank Consolidation in the U.S. Will Lift Off in 2016
Consolidation in the banking sector is set to accelerate.
Marketing Success After an M&A
By Paul Schaus
Bank Merger Communications
By Hillary Kelbick