The bank M&A world can be challenging for private-equity vehicles because they trade lower than some of the more aggressive traditional buyers. Talmer Bancorp in Troy, Mich., announced a cash deal last week that pushed its stock up more than 5%, perhaps helping its hand in future stock deals.

Centrue Financial in Ottawa, Ill., said Monday that it has agreed to sell $75 million of its common stock to the New York private-equity group Capital Z Partners.

Higher capital requirements, sluggish GDP growth and antiquated cost structures are stymying banks’ efforts to boost returns to investors. This will likely lead to a boom in mergers and acquisitions over the next decade, writes Richard J. Parsons.

Wells Fargo & Co. is marketing two pools of troubled mortgage debt estimated at $1.3 billion, including mostly reperforming loans as well as nonperforming loans, according to two people with knowledge of the offering.

JPMorgan Chase, which last year said its private-equity unit would become independent, agreed to sell half of its $4.5 billion in buyout holdings to Carlyle Group LP’s AlpInvest Partners BV and Lexington Partners Inc.

Two Midwestern banking companies, First Midwest Bancorp in Illinois and First Federal of Northern Michigan Bancorp, have completed previously announced acquisitions.

Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., is selling $150 million of unsecured senior notes to fund the cash portion of pending deals and to possibly support future acquisitions.

Warehouse financing is back, and it's one of the drivers of the resurgence in collateralized loan obligations. Banks are more willing to provide it, but nonbanks are bigger players, too.

A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended Aug. 9.

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This special report includes stories looking back at the year in dealmaking to date — by one measure it's on track to be the best year in mergers and acquisitions since the financial crisis — and at the factors that may influence buying and selling in the banking industry in the future.

New charters were once an integral piece of the bank M&A food chain, allowing bankers to start anew after selling their institutions. Do novo banking has all but dried up, and the dearth of startups has made executives hesitant to sell their banks.

Paula Johannsen was the most-active financial adviser at midyear with six mergers under her belt. In a wide-ranging interview, she discusses Florida M&A, compliance delays and the reasoning behind mergers of equals.

Shares in Green Bancorp jumped nearly 14% following the Houston company’s initial public offering.

Executives at Allegiance Bancshares have long been vocal about their desire to take the Houston company public. The company recently agreed to buy Farmers & Merchants Bancshares, giving it one more opportunity to boost its profile before taking the plunge.