M&A
M&A
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Customers Bancorp says it expects to announce a deal to divest its BankMobile unit within 60 days. It could be an attractive target for a bank with strong loan demand.
January 30 -
Citigroup's plan to sell a $97 billion mortgage servicing portfolio and subservice its remaining accounts highlights the growing prevalence of nondepository servicers and raises questions about how much capacity exists for these institutions to absorb more large deals.
January 30 -
Merger will give PenFed a retail presence in the competitive San Diego marketplace.
January 30 -
The failure of Seaway Bank, once the nation's biggest black-owned bank, cost the FDIC $57.2 million.
January 27 -
Chinese's largest online payments company to get a footprint in the U.S.; Believers in blockchain bemoan the lack of global cooperation.
January 27 -
Prepaid-card provider Green Dot Corp. is in talks to buy UniRush, a smaller competitor co-founded by Russell Simmons, the music industry entrepreneur behind rap label Def Jam, according to people familiar with the matter.
January 26 -
The merger will create a bank with more than $4 billion in assets.
January 26 -
The New York company may struggle with profitability as it decides whether to find a new buyer.
January 26 -
TD Bank's consumer chief Michael Rhodes explains what service means in the digital age, why stress-testing is a good thing and why the bank is in no rush to make another acquisition.
January 26 -
Wall Street women on what the Women's March meant to them; UBS implementing a more female-friendly approach to wealth management; Beth Mooney outlines post-merger ambitions; and more.
January 26 -
The $8 million credit union’s single office will become a branch
January 26 -
The Lake Success, N.Y., company’s bottom line fell 15% on lower net interest income, though its expenses shrank and fee income rose.
January 25 -
The phrase “it is what it is” came up several times as CEO Joseph Ficalora addressed analysts’ questions about nixing plans to buy Astoria and the challenges of getting another deal done.
January 25 -
Many banks are weighed down with orders tied to the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering laws. Others are dealing with low Community Reinvestment Act ratings. Bank M&A and branching are typically off the table until such issues are addressed, but that doesn't mean all growth opportunities are gone. Here are some ways constrained banks might be able to add revenue while working through their regulatory challenges.
January 25 -
Acquisition pushes quarterly revenues past $1 billion for first time ever.
January 25 -
The company wants a big deal to help push it over $50 billion of assets, at which point it will be considered systematically important.
January 25 -
First Merchants in Muncie, Ind., has agreed to buy Arlington Bank in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
January 25 -
The deal had been delayed since Investors had been hit with a BSA-related regulatory order.
January 24 -
Legion Partners said it has “serious concerns” about the company’s disclosure of inaccurate information.
January 24 -
Heritage Oaks in California ended talks with an unnamed institution when it couldn't get a response on a regulatory concern.
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