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.
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Lakeland will expand its operations in three counties in its home state of New Jersey with the $57 million acquisition.
August 24 -
The company will enter the Iowa cities of Des Moines and Dubuque as part of the $170 million acquisition.
August 23 -
The Illinois company will become one of the area's top 10 banks after buying Bank of Edwardsville.
August 22 -
Farmers & Merchants will pay $89 million for the parent of Bank of Geneva.
August 20 -
Jacobs Asset Management, which expressed frustration over a slow turnaround at MidSouth, said it could launch a proxy battle at next year's annual meeting.
August 17 -
Organizers of Piermont Bank said in their application with the FDIC that they want to raise $100 million and eventually operate in several urban coastal communities.
August 14 -
Guaranty Bancorp could have had a different owner if not for a suitor’s ill-timed stock hiccup that gave a rival the upper hand.
August 13 -
The transaction was set up to give Mercantil more autonomy to expand in South Florida, Houston and New York.
August 13 -
Customers Bancorp said Flagship Community Bank has temporarily withdrawn its application with the FDIC to acquire the digital bank.
August 10 -
The Chicago-based Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co. focuses exclusively on municipal securities.
August 9
