Industry News
The card-fee kerfuffle, CFPB vs. Cap One, a summer of scandals and earnings. As discussed by American Banker editors.
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The pressure to merge is strong. But plenty of small banks are still viable, and rushing to do a deal could be just as risky as waiting.
July 9 -
Regulators became cautious about approving bank deals after the financial crisis, but now some buyers are getting approval to close their transactions more quickly.
July 9
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American Banker's Robert Barba on how Kansas has become fertile territory for bank deals and why more are in the works.
July 6 -
The thirst for greater clarity about capital spending and valuations is prompting bank buyers and sellers to flock to cash.
July 2 -
A half billion dollars in PE funding has breathed life into North Carolina banking, raising questions about whether community bankers nationwide should be teaming up with Mitt Romney's old industry.
June 14 -
Recent proxy fights illustrate how the high-stakes contests are getting ever more expensive for bankers and insurgents alike.
June 6 -
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
