M&A
M&A
- New York
KeyCorp in Cleveland will retain two First Niagara Financial Group executives after its acquisition of the Buffalo, N.Y., company closes.
January 4 -
Bank consolidation turned a corner last year as more large banks became comfortable returning to M&A. A panel of investment bankers believes that trend will continue in the coming year.
January 4 -
A large investor in Old Point Financial is looking to gain a seat on the Hampton, Va., companys board.
January 4 -
Unlike the bargain-heavy aftermath of the crisis, acquisitions during the recovery have been hampered by high premiums and unsatisfactory returns.
January 4 -
Opportunities abound, in affordable housing, capital raising, consumer lending and more. We aim to get you thinking about how new developments on many fronts could affect your business as you plan for the coming year and beyond.
January 3 -
Heritage Bankshares in Norfolk, Va., has exited the Small Business Lending Fund, ahead of its proposed deal to be acquired by Southern BancShares in Mount Olive, N.C.
December 31 -
SB Financial Group in Defiance, Ohio, has bought a former Fifth Third Bank branch in Bowling Green, Ohio.
December 31 - California
East West Bancorp in Pasadena, Calif., paid $118.4 million to terminate single-family and commercial shared-loss agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., tied to an acquisition of a failed bank.
December 31 -
Colony Bankcorp in Fitzgerald, Ga., has redeemed about a quarter of its shares in the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
December 31 - Pennsylvania
Emclaire Financial in Emlenton, Pa., has agreed to buy United-American Savings Bank in Pittsburgh for $14.1 million.
December 31 -
Kelly King was recently named American Banker's Banker of the Year based on his ability to complete big M&A deals and work through problems with regulators. Here are his extended thoughts on those topics as well as others, including the challenges behind making the payments system fast and safe.
December 30 -
Amboy Bancorp in Amboy, Ill., has agreed to buy Franklin Grove Bank in Franklin Grove, Ill.
December 30 -
Capital Bank CEO Eugene Taylor took a three-year break from acquisitions until agreeing to buy CommunityOne earlier this year. Taylor hopes the deal provides evidence that his team is a buyer not a seller in the year ahead.
December 30 - Pennsylvania
CNB Financial in Clearfield, Pa., has agreed to buy Lake National Bank in Mentor, Ohio.
December 30 - PSO content
Bank of America will post a $600 million pretax writedown in the fourth quarter as it redeems $2 billion of trust preferred securities tied to its 2009 acquisition of Merrill Lynch.
December 30 -
Bank of America will post a $600 million pretax writedown in the fourth quarter as it redeems $2 billion of trust preferred securities tied to its 2009 acquisition of Merrill Lynch.
December 29 -
New York Community Bancorp in Westbury has finished the balance sheet repositioning it previewed as part of its agreement to buy Astoria Financial in Lake Success, N.Y.
December 29 -
Calumet Bancorp. in Chilton, Wis., has agreed to buy Calumet Bancshares in Brillion, Wis.
December 29 -
Talmer Bancorp in Troy, Mich., will record a nearly $14 million charge in the fourth quarter tied to ending its loss-share agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
December 29 -
Some lost their jobs while others made major missteps or faced serious challenges to their business plans. Here are the folks who had a rough 2015 and are looking forward to better times in 2016.
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