Puerto Rico's First BanCorp Preparing Its Comeback
June 17, 2013 First BanCorp has traveled a bumpy road to recovery but top management hopes a clear strategy will help the San Juan, Puerto...

Low Rates Giving Banks Good Reason to Borrow
June 13, 2013 West Bancorp. recently took out a loan to buy back 8% of its common stock, while BNC Bancorp used borrowed funds to exit Tarp.

Cost Control Helping Top Performers' Bottom Lines
June 10, 2013 Community banks can't cost cut their way to prosperity, though it certainly is a step in the right direction, a recent Fiserv...

Seacoast Takes Stab at Redefined Offices
June 6, 2013 Seacoast Banking of Florida has opened five offices in the last three months, called "fuel cells," to focus on small...

Synovus Chief: What I Really Meant to Say Was ...
June 5, 2013 Investors, analysts and reporters have overestimated the Georgia bank's interest in doing M&A deals, chairman and CEO Kessel...

How to Prevent Top Producers from Defecting
June 4, 2013 In a low-growth market, aggressive banks are seeking to grow by poaching top performers from rivals. There are effective ways...

FirstAtlantic Has Ambitious Plan for Northern Florida
May 30, 2013 The bank wants to double in size by pursuing acquisitions and hiring bankers away from competitors.

Who Says Small Banks Provide Great Service?
May 28, 2013 The long-held notion that community banks, by definition, provide exceptional customer service is getting debunked.

Bankers Hiring Hagglers to Negotiate IT Contracts
May 22, 2013 A growing number of community banks are hiring consultants to negotiate core processing and IT-service contracts, which are...

Reg Worries Divert Bank Execs from Growth, M&A Efforts
May 20, 2013 Organic growth, dealmaking and innovation are taking a backseat to compliance, bank executives told KPMG in a new survey.