Community banking
Encore Bancshares is the latest Texas bank to sell itself for a nice price, even as bank M&A stutters outside the state.
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The threat of an economic setback is real despite general optimism, warns Joseph Ficalora, the chief executive of New York Community Bancorp.
March 6 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is embarking on an ambitious study to better understand community banks. It doing so, it's looking beyond the traditional measure size.
March 1
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Some small banks fear expiration of FDIC loan guarantees will cost them deposits. Others say the Transaction Account Guarantee program has served its purpose and should go away.
February 21 -
The San Antonio, Texas bank blasted excessive federal regulation in announcing it will replace its federal charter with a state one.
February 14 -
Bankers are up in arms over the fact that a Congressional oversight has raised doubts about whether documents submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will retain attorney-client privilege.
February 7 -
Trepp LLC's Matthew Anderson on the disadvantages giant banks face and why midsize banks will survive.
January 24 -
A good-news/bad-news story is the best way to describe fourth quarter 2011 results. The numbers also hold clues to where the banking business is heading.
January 19 -
Regulatory hurdles and reduced earnings forecasts may sour PE's view of bank investment.
January 18 -
Despite some notable gains in 2011, for senior women bankers it was a year of two steps forward and one step back.
December 30
