As summer approaches, bank consolidation has been steady but not as brisk as many thought.
There have been 37 transactions announced by March 18, 2022. If this pace continues, it would be about 25% below last year, though many of 2021's deals were in the works before the pandemic. As with many other business transactions, they were shelved as Covid-19 took hold.
Topics: Vendor Contract Negotiation, Bank Vendor Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Expense Management, Credit Unions
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After a two-year hiatus, Bank Director's Acquire or Be Acquired was back with an in-person event in Scottsdale, AZ, last week.
Topics: Fintech, Vendor management, Automation, Cryptocurrency, Mergers & Acquisitions, Expense Management
Financial institutions should brace for substantial regulatory change in the year ahead.
Turnover at the top of several federal agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), foreshadows more scrutiny for FIs.
Everything seems to be on the table, including timelines for implementing the Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) accounting standard, data privacy, and Bank Secrecy Act compliance.
There are, however, several areas that we believe merit the most attention in the coming months.
Topics: Vendor management, Cryptocurrency, Interchange, Regulations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Overdraft
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In response to the banking industry’s recent influx of deposits, several recent bank acquisitions show how some banks are responding to the pressure of putting liquidity to work.
Midsize banks like Truist Financial, Fifth Third Bancorp, Regions Financial, and some community banks have announced acquisitions where they plan to hold onto loans that the sellers would typically roll off the balance sheet.
Their objective? To redeploy billions of dollars in deposits held by the acquirers, shore up net interest margins, and boost returns.
Topics: Lending Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions
