M&A
It's been a buoyant year for stocks but not for bank deals. Regulatory uncertainty and a failure of buyers and sellers to come to terms on price continue to stymie activity. American Banker staffers discuss whether the market is getting closer to taking off and why some big investors have been selling.
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Allan Rayson, the chief innovation officer and chief technology officer of Encore Bank, gravitates toward nimble, up-and-coming fintechs that help Encore's commercial clients open accounts and obtain loans digitally.
June 25 -
The founder and CEO of Piermont Bank recently won recognition as a Digital Banker of the Year from American Banker. She discusses her approach to working with fintechs.
June 16
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Mega-banks are feeling pressure from shareholders and the public in ways that seemed unlikely even a few weeks ago.
May 8 -
The longer yields stay low, "the bigger the problem becomes for banks," UMB CEO Mariner Kemper says. A low cost of funds helps UMB resist temptations presented by cutthroat competition and looser loan terms, Kemper adds.
May 3 -
Eric John Abrahamson, author of "Building Home: Howard F. Ahmanson and the Politics of the American Dream," talks about what lenders today can learn from Howard F. Ahmanson's story.
April 23 -
Big banks and their CEOs are facing lots of questions at their upcoming shareholder meetings, but the stakes might be higher for community and regional banks.
April 10 -
Many regional banks are too small to face the most onerous capital requirements yet big enough to grapple with the growing mountain of regulations. That, and some deft positioning, has left the group more profitable than its larger and smaller brethren alike. American Banker editors discuss the success of the regionals and the challenges they face.
April 4 -
Bank deal-making faces a new hurdle as a small group of attorneys challenges a large number of buyout offers. For the lawyers, even dubious challenges can result in big paydays. For potential acquirers, the added costs and hassles are another hurdle on the way to reinvigorating the still-struggling bank M&A market.
April 2 -
William Harrison, Jr., the former Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase and an outspoken defender of large banks, says forced breakups are not in the cards.
March 28
