Community banking
NBT Bancorp's agreement to buy Alliance Financial in New York is an M&A rarity a sizable deal between healthy seller that could signal more such transactions to come.
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Former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair finally offers an opinion on whether to extend TAG, worrying that it's abrupt end would only help too big to fail banks and the money market mutual fund industry.
October 9 -
Debate chat masks election's high stakes for banking; Basel III resistance rises; the Most Women Powerful in Banking.
October 5
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David Zalman of Prosperity Bancshares has struck five deals in a little over a year. And he say he sees more opportunities than ever.
October 2 -
The CFPB flexes its muscle in a Discover deal, Sheila Bair blasts a double standard for hurting small banks and mortgage settlement overseer Joe Smith weighs in on progress to date.
September 28 -
Aspiring consolidators are weighing the advantages of attracting lending teams instead of making outright acquisitions.
September 26 -
Big banks hire a former governor (Pawlenty) as their top lobbyist. An FDIC official (Hoenig) slams their behavior. And the FHFA proposes linking GSE fees to foreclosure costs.
September 21 -
A few years after a pair of high-profile failures pared their ranks and damaged their credibility, bankers' banks are seeking to overcome weak loan demand by becoming trusted advisors to small institutions.
September 19 -
As new banking standards come into focus, the debate rages on about whether they will strengthen the financial system or merely bury it in red tape.
September 17
