Mergers & Acquisitions

Pulling Back the Curtain on the Bidding Game for Failed Banks

A banker and an ex-regulator reveal what goes on behind the scenes when banks seek to acquire a rival that regulators are poised to shut down.

Community Banking

Regulation & Reform

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS WEEKLY UPDATE

A newsletter featuring American Banker’s top M&A stories plus special reports and data

Breaking News

Liberty Bank in Iowa Selling Two Branches to Ames National Corp.03:59PM ET

United Group in Fla. to Acquire Large Stake in Citizens Bancorp01:55PM ET

People's United to Close 15 Branches10:16AM ET

Wells Fargo to Buy Energy-Lending Unit from BNP Paribas06:08PM ET

Opus Adds Branches, Multi-Family Loans04:46PM ET

Alliance Data Renews Partnership with Clothing Retailer12:39PM ET

Chase to Add Up to 30 Branches in Northern Calif.

JPMorgan Chase continues to build off its acquisition of the failed Washington Mutual four years ago.

National/Global

Retail Delivery

Douglas Glenn, CEO of Hampton Roads Bankshares

Banks and PE Can Get Along, Hampton Roads Shows

CEO Douglas Glenn has won the patient support of Carlyle Group and other private-equity investors in the Virginia bank, and cleared the path for an important stock offering.

Community Banking

Deals Cheat Sheet

A breakdown of M&A announcements for the latest week

Warburg Pincus managing director Daniel Zilberman

Bank Bets by Warburg Pincus Are Looking Good

The private equity firm, which has invested in three banks, employed a different strategy than many of its rivals that bought into financial institutions, managing director Daniel Zilberman explains. And it has the strategy for its next round of deals ready to go.

Community Banking

Wells Fargo Could Benefit from Break-Up of Ally Financial

KBW report says Wells would be the frontrunner for Ally's profitable auto financing division, which could fetch as much as $68 billion in a sale.

Consumer Finance

Odd Couple M&T and Wilmington Trust Still Working on the Marriage

Blue-collar M&T bought blue-blood Wilmington Trust last spring and won't finish absorbing it until June. Executives insist M&T's uncharacteristically slow approach to integration will pay off.
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