Consolidations

Readers react to a clash between Mick Mulvaney and Richard Cordray, opine on how quickly Congress can move financial services legislation, slam calls for increased bank consolidation and more.

Hadley Robbins had a difficult task stepping in after Melanie Dressel's unexpected death last year. Now he must find ways to keep expanding without disrupting a system that has proved successful.

Consolidation can help community institutions better tackle the many regulatory and financial challenges facing them.

The Louisiana company recorded charges tied to recently passed tax reform and the purchase of Sabadell United Bank.

Nano Financial will offer new technology to Commerce Bank's commercial customers as it considers ways to license it to other financial institutions.

The New York company recorded more than $130 million of expenses tied to its October purchase of Astoria Financial.

The Pittsburgh company reported a noisy fourth quarter that included expenses tied to its purchase of Yadkin Financial and a reduction in the value of its deferred tax assets.

Kevin Lycklama is set to succeed Patrick Sheaffer, who has led the company since 1976.

Ameris, which was operating under a regulatory order when it agreed to buy Atlantic Coast, agreed to pay more money if it failed to complete the acquisition by mid-2018.

The company, which bought BNC Bancorp to enter North Carolina last year, recorded $19.1 million in merger-related expenses and an $8.3 million pretax loss tied to investment securities.