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Mergers & Acquisitions

Finding an agreeable merger target may seem as easy as scaling this wall, but Invictus Consulting's Kamal Mustafa says deals can be done.

8 Q&As before you try M&A

Obstacles in community bank mergers can be overcome with some fresh thinking
“What’s the most important thing for a millennial?” asks George Blankenship, marketing expert. “Experience. And what do they do when they have an experience? They take a selfie.”

Has your bank been in a selfie?

Imagemaker behind Tesla, Apple, and GAP retail success has pointers for banks
SNL Financial, 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. This article originally appeared on the subscriber side of SNL Financial's website.

Is “normal NIM” in the cards?

SNL Report: Doubts cast over margin expansion regardless of higher rates
SNL Financial, 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. This article originally appeared on the subscriber side of SNL Financial's website.

M&A mismatch

SNL Report: What investors want in bank deals versus what bankers say they should want
ALCO Beat articles featured exclusively on bankingexchange.com are written by the asset-liability management experts at Darling Consulting Group.

Long and short of liquidity

Sound liquidity management can also improve earnings. Stress testing, contingency planning prove essential
Banking rural America

Banking rural America

Rural communities need capital—and connections to their bankers
Multiple population trends impact the mix and needs of rural area populations.

Rural America’s population evolves

Demographic shifts revamp rural communities and drive shifts in housing needs
The Optimistic Workplace: Creating An Environment That Energizes Everyone. By Shawn Murphy. Amacom. 240 pp.

Do you run an optimistic office?

Book Review: Happier employees make a better-performing company
SNL Financial, 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. This article originally appeared on the subscriber side of SNL Financial's website.

Snip, snip, snip!

SNL Report: To curb efficiency ratios, community banks keep cost cutting
Merger chatter is now a constant, even though the deal pace hasn't surged. Many factors have all banks but the very largest weighing "Buy up?" or "Sell?"

M&A: Waiting at the crossroads

Pace may be slow, but mergers and acquisitions now core part of the business
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