2014 Bank M&A Survey: Community Bank Trends

Last November, Bank Director published the 2014 Bank M&A Survey, which found that 76 percent of bank senior executives and directors expect to see more deals in the year ahead, and much of that activity will take place among community banks. With that in mind, Bank Director further explored these results among banks with less than $5 billion in assets to examine how community banks plan to approach acquisitions in 2014. Over 230 officers and directors of banks across the U.S. responded to the survey, which was conducted by email in the fall of 2013. Of these, 202 represented banks...