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    M&T eschews the temptation of national presence

    The Buffalo, New York-based lender remains focused on dominance in its current markets, said CEO René Jones, expressing some doubt that banks can perform at optimal levels as they expand.

    By • Nov. 7, 2025
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    Amerant Bank CEO steps down

    On an earnings call last week, now-former CEO Jerry Plush noted nonperforming assets rose to $140 million, from $98 million the previous quarter.

    By • Nov. 7, 2025
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    Top 5 stories from Banking Dive

    Since the approval of Capital One’s acquisition of Discover, banks have increasingly waded into new deals. Beyond that, they’ve doubled down on strategy, from organic growth to branch placement to app design.

    By Banking Dive staff
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    BofA investor day spotlights co-presidents Athanasia, DeMare

    In response to an analyst’s skepticism, co-president Jim DeMare said he and Dean Athanasia were put in their positions to help drive “rigor” around bank units meeting growth goals.

    By • Nov. 6, 2025
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    EagleBank CEO to retire next year

    The Maryland bank, which has been looking to extricate itself from “asset quality challenges,” paid $22.9 million to settle a probe into allegations of insider lending by its previous chief executive.

    By • Nov. 4, 2025
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    Citi hones tailored experience for services clients

    Delivering consumer-like capabilities for large companies requires “a mindset of design thinking first,” said Naveed Anwar, global head of platform and data services for Citi’s services unit.

    By • Nov. 4, 2025
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    7 hot takes: Goldman’s David Solomon talks AI, RTO and more

    On AI, the CEO highlighted the nature of work rather than headcount, saying it “doesn't mean we will have less people. It means we have an opportunity to have more valuable people doing more valuable things.”

    By • Oct. 31, 2025
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    Ohio bank broaches Tennessee with $317.3M acquisition

    Park National Corp.’s proposed purchase of Dyersburg, Tennessee-based First Citizens Bancshares would bridge the Ohio lender’s Midwest and Southeast territories and push the bank beyond $10 billion.

    By • Oct. 29, 2025
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    Citi, Coinbase ink stablecoin partnership

    The bank’s head of payments and services called the collaboration “a natural extension of [Citi’s] ‘network of networks’ approach.”

    By • Oct. 29, 2025
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    FirstSun to acquire First Foundation in $785M deal

    The transaction, set to close in the second quarter, would roughly double FirstSun’s assets and add 18 Southern California branches to its footprint.

    By • Oct. 28, 2025
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    U.S. Bank’s Kedia: Banks should ‘lean into’ change

    “It's times of disruption and discontinuity where winners and losers are created,” the CEO said at Money20/20. “If you're front-footed, you can come out on the other side with just distance between you and your competitors.”

    By • Oct. 28, 2025
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    Community banks have ‘no choice’ but to be in stablecoin business, lawmaker says

    Bank-fintech partnerships are essential to enabling community banks to serve stablecoin interest, Rep. Mike Flood, R-NE, said Sunday at the Money20/20 conference.

    By • Oct. 28, 2025
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    Huntington to buy Cadence Bank for $7.4B

    The deal, Huntington’s second in Texas this year, comes just weeks after fellow Ohio regional Fifth Third announced it would acquire Dallas-based Comerica.

    By • Oct. 27, 2025
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    Third Coast’s $123M deal extends Texas M&A hot streak

    The Houston lender said it would acquire Keystone Bank to bolster its presence in Austin. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter.

    By • Oct. 24, 2025
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    Nicolet Bank makes $864M deal for Iowa, Twin Cities foothold

    The Green Bay, Wisconsin-based lender said it would buy MidWestOne to create a $15 billion-asset bank, roughly doubling its branch count, including 15 locations in the Minneapolis area.

    By • Oct. 24, 2025
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    JPMorgan snags BofA vet as investment banking chair

    Kevin Brunner, who’s been at Bank of America for 25 years, will join JPMorgan Chase as global chair of investment banking and M&A next year.

    By • Oct. 24, 2025
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    Ohio banks to merge in $299M deal

    Canfield, Ohio-based Farmers National Bank’s acquisition of in-state peer Middlefield will add about $2 billion in assets and give Farmers a presence in the Columbus area.

    By • Oct. 23, 2025
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    5 hot topics BofA CEO Brian Moynihan is watching

    The Bank of America chief, speaking Tuesday at the American Bankers Association’s annual convention, talked stablecoins, cybersecurity and the importance of new regulations that “can’t be taken apart easily.”

    By • Oct. 22, 2025
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    Illinois’ HBT makes a $170.2M deal to stretch footprint to St. Louis

    Purchasing Carlinville, Illinois-based CNB Bank Shares would add $1.8 billion in assets, $1.5 billion in deposits and $1.3 billion in loans to HBT’s balance sheet, along with 18 locations.

    By • Oct. 21, 2025
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    Texas deal would create $3.1B bank

    The deal puts Cornerstone within Texas’ top 20 by deposit market share among the state’s sub-$10 billion-asset banks and is one of several deals focused on the Lone Star State this year.

    By • Oct. 20, 2025
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    OCC’s Gould details regulatory ‘reset’

    At the ABA’s annual convention Monday, the comptroller, more than once, referred to the OCC’s actions during his tenure as “down payments,” and promised more community bank “relief” to come.

    By • Oct. 20, 2025
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    Fifth Third, Truist flag nonbank lending

    As Zions, Western Alliance and other banks revealed exposures to nonbank lenders, one analyst noted that concern around that sector is the “topic du jour.”

    By • Oct. 17, 2025
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    First Citizens to acquire 138 BMO branches

    Buying the branches, which span 11 states, furthers First Citizens’ effort to expand nationally, bank executives said. One analyst, though, said it gives the North Carolina-based lender “a weird map.”

    By • Oct. 16, 2025
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    Tech-focused Erebor Bank gets conditional OCC approval

    The bank, backed by billionaire investor Peter Thiel and founded by two tech pioneers, will serve companies focused on crypto, AI, defense and manufacturing.

    By • Oct. 15, 2025
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    First Horizon keeps options open amid M&A uptick

    The Memphis, Tennessee-based bank’s CEO is “increasingly confident in our ability to integrate a well-structured merger,” but also indicated the lender is focused on “optionality,” he said Wednesday.

    By • Oct. 15, 2025
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    Robinhood CEO to community bankers: Don’t be too worried about AI

    The chief executive of the day-trading fintech told a group of community bank CEOs last week that small, local lenders have a leg up when it comes to customer relationships.

    By • Oct. 15, 2025