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  • Skip Brown
    M&A
    North Carolina group switches plan from de novo to M&A

    Skip Brown, an executive with Winston-Salem Banking Group, says it has signed a letter of intent to buy a community bank three months after withdrawing a charter application.

    By Jim Dobbs
    September 6
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    Community banking
    Why bank M&A is flourishing in the Garden State

    Intense competition for deposits and a growing need for scale are spurring more New Jersey banks to seek out buyers.

    By Jim Dobbs
    September 4
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    Community banking
    More banks are turning to M&A to acquire talent

    Intense competition for executives and top lenders has elevated the role acquisitions play in filling key positions.

    By Jim Dobbs
    August 26
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    Community banking
    Restaurant business is giving lenders indigestion

    As a growing number of chains go bankrupt, loan charge-offs are rising.

    By Jim Dobbs
    August 21
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    Community banking
    Can banks really make enough loans to counter margin pressure?

    Lenders insist they will be able to ramp up commercial loans and mortgage refinancings without skimping on underwriting.

    By Jim Dobbs
    August 19
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    Community banking
    Leader Bancorp in Mass. spins off fintech platform for property managers

    ZSuite Technologies digitizes a number of services that banks provide to landlords.

    By Jim Dobbs
    August 16
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    Community banking
    Investors Bancorp's about-face from seller to buyer

    The New Jersey company was reportedly shopping itself around last fall. Fresh off an agreement to buy Gold Coast Bancorp in New York, CEO Kevin Cummings says he is ready to explore other acquisitions.

    By Jim Dobbs
    August 9
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    Community banking
    Meta Financial discloses IT control weakness tied to recently acquired bank

    The South Dakota company discovered "inappropriate user access" to applications at Crestmark Bancorp, which it bought last year.

    By Jim Dobbs
    August 8
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    Earnings
    Banks brace for more margin tightening despite lower funding costs

    Lenders could struggle to reprice deposits fast enough to offset downward pressure from adjustable-rate loans and refinancing.

    By Jim Dobbs
    August 6
  • Kelly Coffey
    Regional banks
    City National buys intellectual rights firm with entertainment focus

    The Los Angeles unit of Royal Bank of Canada plans to use FilmTrack to handle more complex transactions for major networks, studios and distributors.

    By Jim Dobbs
    August 6
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    Community banking
    San Francisco community bank taps next CEO

    Beacon Business Bank hired former Boston Private executive John Delaney as its new leader.

    By Jim Dobbs
    August 5
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    Community banking
    Chemical deal done, TCF leaders mull more M&A, tech investment

    The year's second-biggest bank merger created a Midwestern regional with nearly $50 billion in assets, and its CEO and executive vice chairman don't intend to stop there.

    By Jim Dobbs
    August 1
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    Community banking
    When do credit problems move from one-off to trend?

    Credit quality is being second-guessed after several banks reported higher 2Q charge-offs.

    By Jim Dobbs
    July 29
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    Community banking
    Smaller banks fear customer flight as loan payoffs spike

    Several small and midsize banks say they are losing borrowers to rivals and worry the trend could get worse as interest rates decline.

    By Jim Dobbs
    July 25
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