
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.
Anchor Bancorp in Laney, Wash., lowered its expectations in the face of impatient investors and buyers’ concerns about antitrust, credit quality and other issues.
The Arkansas company is selling more than $300 million in stock a year before its DFAST test in June 2018.
The $3.2 billion-asset company is making a bigger push into northern Indiana with its agreement to buy Lafayette Community Bancorp.
The rising regional player has also appointed new chairs for four board committees as it prepares for the retirement of several long-serving directors.
The Tennessee bank has agreed to pay nearly $85 million for Capstone Bancshares in Alabama.
The company agreed to buy Commerce Bancshares, which has three branches in Boston.
The $701 million acquisition will make Union the biggest community bank based in Virginia.
Financial Institutions in western New York withdrew plans to raise $40 million.
The bank, based on the east coast of Florida, is bulking up on the Gulf. It has agreed to buy NorthStar Bank in Tampa a month after buying another bank in the same city.
The $489 million acquisition is among the ten biggest bank M&A deals announced this year.