Corporate governance

Intensifying competition from banks could persuade large credit unions — particularly those with more than $1 billion of assets — to join forces in 2021.

The companies are reacting to an ongoing shift in customer preferences to digital channels.

The Maryland company agreed to improve its risk and compliance controls, estimating that it will cost $2 million to make changes.

Amerant Mortgage includes several former bankers from City National Bank of Florida in Miami.

Nitin Mhatre, who ran Webster's consumer and business banking operations, will become the company's third CEO in less than three years.

The Louisiana company has agreed for the second time to acquire Cheaha Financial Group in Alabama.

The Minnesota credit union's deal for Brainerd Savings & Loan comes about 11 months after it bought Neighborhood National Bank in Minnesota.

Flush with capital from issuing subordinated debt, Peapack-Gladstone is exploring acquisitions in Florida and New York in an effort to generate more fee revenue.

Mergers and acquisitions were largely on ice in 2020, but banks' mounting need to control expenses and invest heavily in technology could spur a comeback this year.

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