Jackie Stewart is the executive editor of American Banker Magazine. Previously, she covered breaking news, community banks and mergers and acquisitions for American Banker before being named as the managing editor of the Credit Union Journal. After graduating from Northwestern University in 2006, Jackie taught for two years in the Bronx, N.Y., through Teach for America.
Christopher Bergstrom led Cardinal Financial when it sold itself to United Bankshares in 2017.
It might make sense to scrap a decades-old name, especially for banks with aggressive growth plans.
Dan Rollins engineered nearly a dozen deals while at Prosperity Bank. Now CEO at BancorpSouth, he has returned to M&A after spending four frustrating years dealing with compliance issues.
Buyers are scooping up many of the market's biggest banks, making it harder for others to gain scale.
The Seattle company has faced criticism from an investor over its commitment to the business, which lost money in the first quarter.
The Utah company reduced the size of its loan-loss allowance, citing improvement in its energy book at minimal losses from Hurricane Harvey.
Nearly a third of NBT Bancorp's revenue comes from fee businesses, though it took patience, several acquisitions and a tolerance for added regulation to get there.
The Louisiana company has vowed to meaningfully improve investor returns and efficiency over the next two years.
Investing in technology has been an important focus for banks. But big questions remain about these investments, including how best to pay for them.
Sussex Bancorp, which recently completed its first whole-bank acquisition, is rebranding itself as SB One Bancorp.