
Paul Davis
Founder, Bank SlatePaul Davis is the founder of Bank Slate, a financial strategy and research firm. He previously led community bank coverage at American Banker.

Paul Davis is the founder of Bank Slate, a financial strategy and research firm. He previously led community bank coverage at American Banker.
The Pennsylvania company will pay $31 million for a bank with $269 million in assets.
The California company said it has no timeline for Russell Colombo's expected retirement.
The company will pay $42 million in cash for the parent of Main Street Bank in southeastern Michigan.
The company will pay $29 million for Cornerstone Financial Services.
The Tennessee company will gain access to the Bowling Green, Ky., market as part of the $52 million deal.
Private Bancorp of America is the latest bank to report a borrower issue in connection with a high-profile fraud case tied to liquor licenses.
The company agreed to buy Tennessee Community Bank Holdings, which has operations just west of Nashville.
A seller's assets and deposits lose some luster if the best and brightest who helped bring in the business leave after a deal closes.
The West Virginia company, which invests heavily in fintech firms, bought Chartwell Compliance in Maryland.
Geographic scale and low-cost funding are the foundation of a good deal, seasoned bank acquirers said in a panel discussion.
The loan participation has been flagged for potentially fraudulent activity.
First Community Bankshares will buy Highlands Bankshares for $91 million.
The company says its exposure involves a participation loan to a business customer for which it was the originator.
The unnamed borrower was the victim of an alleged scam by another company.
The deal between First Defiance and United Community would create a $6 billion-asset bank.
AltaPacific's recent agreement to sell itself to Banner Corp. came after it started down a list 14 financial institutions last year, held discussions with at least nine suitors, and considered deals with a credit union and a business development company.
Bank Iowa will gain a branch in a neighboring market when it completes the acquisition.
Farmers will pay $40 million for the bank, which is in an affluent area in northeast Ohio.
The company will pay $195 million for its first retail operations in the city.
The Plano bank, which is being sold to Prosperity Bancshares in one of the industry's biggest M&A deals this year, was also worried about credit quality, a regulatory filing shows.