Dean Anason is managing editor of American Banker. In two stints at AB that span nearly 17 years, Anason has been National and Consumer Finance editor, M&A editor, Washington bureau chief and Capitol Hill reporter. He was an assistant business editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in between and began his career as the health care reporter for Atlanta Business Chronicle. He is based in his hometown of Atlanta, and can be reached at 770-621-9935.
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Donald Trump was sworn in Friday, but banking industry executives have spent the last two months envisioning a vastly different political, economic and regulatory climate. The dominant question in coming months will be how realistic those expectations are.
By Dean AnasonJanuary 20 -
KeyCorp has received the Federal Reserve Board's approval to buy First Niagara Financial Group. The $4.1 billion deal is expected to be completed on or about Aug. 1.
By Dean AnasonJuly 12 -
The Little Rock, Ark., bank got the final regulatory approval it needed to buy C&S and C1, but not before agreeing to address some community reinvestment concerns in the Atlanta market and elsewhere.
June 29 -
The private-banking prowess of newly acquired City National was the steadying influence Royal Bank of Canada needed amid global and domestic economic shocks in its latest quarter.
By Dean AnasonFebruary 24 -
Bank of Botetourt in Buchanan, Va., founded in 1899, said Thursday it has opened a mortgage division to pursue unmet demand for home loans in southwestern Virginia.
By Dean AnasonFebruary 11 -
Nine former officers and directors accused of hiding problems at Superior Bank in Birmingham, Ala., will pay more than $1 million in penalties as part of settlements with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By Dean AnasonJanuary 13 -
Bank officials say they are ready for rising rates; disagree on how much the initial increase would help or hurt lending and the economy; and predict more rate increases next year.
By Paul DavisDecember 16 -
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The moves disclosed Wednesday were broad, multifaceted and affected nine executives.
By Dean AnasonJuly 22 -
Six regional banks have reported their stress-test results under Dodd-Frank for the first time, projecting Tier 1 common equity ratios ranging from 8.04% to 11.4% after an economic shock. However, several also projected multimillion-dollar losses during the stressful period.
By Andy PetersJune 16