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SNL Financial, now part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, is the premier provider of breaking news, financial data, and expert analysis on business sectors critical to the global economy: Banking, Insurance, Financial Services, Real Estate, Energy, Media & Communications and Metals & Mining. SNL's business intelligence service provides investment professionals, from leading Wall Street institutions to top corporate management, with access to an in-depth electronic database, available online and updated 24/7. This article originally appeared on the subscriber side of SNL Financial's website in slightly different form and appears on www.bankingexchange.com as part of a cooperative venture. Each week a selected SNL article will be brought to our readers. Click here to learn more about SNL Financial and to obtain a free trial subscription. 

Nathan Stovall is a senior editor and columnist with SNL Financial. The views and opinions expressed are his and do not necessarily represent the views of SNL.

Do rate risks lurk in your M&A target?

SNL Report: Experts say rate-shocking essential
Megas cultivating $s

Megas cultivating $s

SNL Report: Biggest banks grow more deposits, cut more branches than aggregate
Branch closures hit 2-decade high

Branch closures hit 2-decade high

SNL Report: Number falls by 1.7%, while deposits rise
Ohio’s slow growth builds consolidation pressure

Ohio’s slow growth builds consolidation pressure

SNL Report: State’s banks fight for market, heat up M&A
The West’s low-caf city

The West’s low-caf city

SNL Report: Portland lacks the fervor of Seattle—but that's good, say bankers
Making a California roll … up

Making a California roll … up

SNL Report: Ford Financial's Webb on roll-up strategy: “Hard to buy your first one”
New factors in fight for deposits

New factors in fight for deposits

SNL Report: Prepping ahead of “giant sucking sound” of deposit shift
CDs as an ALCO tool

CDs as an ALCO tool

SNL Report: To build or not to build CDs to protect against rate risk
Specter of size haunts big-bank M&A prospects

Specter of size haunts big-bank M&A prospects

SNL Report: BofA Merrill Lynch bank dealmaker on M&A outlook
Is upstate NY “going local”?

Is upstate NY “going local”?

SNL Report: Upstate NY market adapting as some big banks leave
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