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Even as lockdowns ease, the trend toward remote work poses challenges for building owners and the banks that lend to them.
By Jim DobbsJune 30 -
The buyer is acquiring Westchester Bank Holding Corp. in White Plains, New York, for $220 million. While a relatively small deal for Valley, it fills a geographic gap in its metro New York footprint.
By Jim DobbsJune 29 -
The $124 million buyout would give Farmers nearly $800 million of additional assets and deepen its presence in northeast Ohio.
By Jim DobbsJune 23 -
The bank's holding company, CRB Group, has acquired PeerIQ, an online lending marketplace data provider backed by the former CEOs of Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. It's said it wants more deals like this one.
By Jim DobbsJune 23 -
In the past five years combined only 14 banks failed to meet the minimum market capitalization for inclusion in the index. In this year's rebalancing, 82 are being removed and some may have to consider strategic options to appease investors.
By Jim DobbsJune 16 -
Chief operating officer Sam Sidhu takes over as president and chief executive on July 1. He has a list of 25 potential markets the Pennsylvania bank might enter, and has already begun hiring commercial bankers in Texas, Florida and Illinois.
By Jim DobbsJune 11 -
The $23.3 billion-asset Simmons would make big market-share gains in Memphis and Nashville with its deals for Triumph Bancshares and Landmark Community Bank.
By Jim DobbsJune 7 -
Even though industry economists and Federal Reserve officials expect the recent price surge to wane, some big-bank executives are expressing concern about the risk of an inflationary spiral hindering the recovery from the pandemic recession.
By Jon PriorJune 3 -
Rising inflation could lead to a rate hike, bolstering lenders' profits in 2022. Improved credit quality and an economic rebound are also fueling investment in the sector.
By Jim DobbsJune 2 -
The Indiana company is buying 14 branches that Huntington Bancshares is divesting as a condition of its deal to buy TCF Financial.
By Jim DobbsMay 26