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The acquisition of First Sound Bank would give the fintech a lending platform to go along with its deposit-gathering capabilities. It would be BM's first buyout since being spun off from Customers Bancorp last year.
By Jim DobbsNovember 15 -
The purchase of Peoples Banktrust would create the fifth-largest bank based in Georgia’s most populous metropolitan area.
By Jim DobbsNovember 11 -
Without the ability to build cutting-edge technology or recruit top talent, the best outcome for many small lenders is to merge with a bank seeking to enter a new market.
By Jim DobbsNovember 10 -
The Houston companies emphasized the need for added size to compete with megabanks such as JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo.
By Jim DobbsNovember 8 -
With its agreement to buy KS StateBank’s residential mortgage operation, Kansas-based Armed Forces is going all in on home lending.
By Jim DobbsNovember 5 -
Amid a spate of deals in 2021, community banks are actively recruiting from merging rivals that are focused on closing and integrating acquisitions.
By Jim DobbsNovember 3 -
The Illinois bank is acquiring about 1,800 loans to insurance agents. As part of the deal, a team of Allstate specialists will join the bank's insurance agency finance business.
By Jim DobbsNovember 1 -
The community lender, which emphasizes an environmental, social and governance mission, plans to beat the Paris Climate Agreement's timeline by five years.
By Jim DobbsOctober 28 -
Lending momentum is building and tourists have come back, but the coronavirus is a lingering concern for a state that relies heavily on vacationers.
By Jim DobbsOctober 27 -
Businesses trying to meet a surge in demand for consumer goods are knocking on community banks' doors to finance expansions.
By Jim DobbsOctober 25 -
During third-quarter earnings calls, Bill Demchak of PNC raised concerns about stablecoins, while Jane Fraser of Citigroup pledged that there will be accountability for fixing her company's regulatory troubles and Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase sounded downbeat about the Biden-era regulatory environment.
October 25 -
The Florida-based asset management firm has the low-cost deposits TriState Capital needs to fund its rapid loan growth.
By Jim DobbsOctober 21 -
At Fifth Third, Synovus and Zions, third-quarter loan growth and improved outlooks indicate that businesses are finally more open to borrowing. Industrywide data further suggests “a much hoped-for rebound” has begun, according to analysts at Piper Sandler.
By Polo RochaOctober 19 -
The company posted a 58% increase in net income, fueled by increased loan demand from both consumers and businesses, as pandemic fears ease. It expects strong GDP growth through next year.
By Jim DobbsOctober 14 -
The San Francisco bank reported a 26% increase in its third-quarter earnings, thanks to robust single-family, multifamily and commercial real estate loan activity in New York, Boston and its home city.
By Jim DobbsOctober 13 -
With net interest margins at historic lows, investors will be looking for any signs of improvement in consumer and commercial lending when banks begin reporting third-quarter results this month.
By Jim DobbsOctober 5 -
The Onondaga, New York-based buyer agreed to pay $82.8 million for Elmira Savings Bank.
By Jim DobbsOctober 4 -
Eagle said it would pay $41.3 million for First Community Bancorp. It would be the bank's fourth purchase of a Montana bank since 2018.
By Jim DobbsOctober 1 -
The companies said they are still waiting for the Federal Reserve to approve the deal, which was announced nearly a year ago and was scheduled to close by Oct. 15. The new deadline is March 1.
By Jim DobbsSeptember 30 -
The company has agreed to buy Fortune Financial, which would give it a toehold in the St. Louis area.
By Jim DobbsSeptember 30














