Community banking
Words like "oppressive" and "harsh" have been replace recently by terms like "fair" and "cooperative" in bankers' descriptions of how examiners are treating them. Thanks to go mostly to the improved condition of many institutions.
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The Mississippi bank quietly cut a deal in Arkansas that could undercut class action claims in Florida and save it millions. An appeals court is reviewing the controversial legal strategy.
June 8 -
Recent proxy fights illustrate how the high-stakes contests are getting ever more expensive for bankers and insurgents alike.
June 6
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United Financial of Massachusetts is buying Connecticut's New England Banchares in a deal that makes a lot of strategic sense. Yet investors have given the buyer a rousing thumbs-down.
June 1 -
Kip Weissman, partner with law firm Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick in Washington, says lack of options for small banks has more of them weighing whether to partner with similarly sized rivals.
May 31 -
Kip Weissman, partner with law firm Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick in Washington, says handful of shareholder spats around the country shows how more insurgent investors in small banks are "looking for a sale" to "make a nice return."
May 29 -
The flagging bank M&A market needs a revival. This week bank executives and investors are sharing strategies to bring back the deals.
May 21 -
Government deference to big banks is a source of disgust and outrage that could ultimately lead to real reform and help all banks, says the former Tarp special inspector general.
May 12 -
Congress, unlike the Treasury, was one Washington institution that took a serious interest in preventing taxpayers from getting defrauded, says the former Tarp special inspector general.
May 12 -
The "vice-like grip" giant banks have on both parties makes their forced breakup unlikely. But momentum is rising for a move toward Glass-Steagall, says the former Tarp special inspector general.
May 12
