Issues

Article | February 5th, 2013

How Will the CFPB’s New Mortgage Rules Impact the Market?

A panel of attorneys addresses how the government’s definition of qualified mortgages will change the industry.

By: Kelsey Weaver
Video | February 4th, 2013

Ending the Endless Reorganization: Building an Adaptable Operating Model

PwC's Christy Eayrs and Bhushan Sethi discuss the core elements of building an adaptable operating model for financial institutions.

By: PwC - Banking and Capital Markets
Article | February 1st, 2013

Stress Testing: Top Down or Bottoms Up?

Experts in stress testing talk about using multiple approaches to test exposures.

By: Anna Krayn, Tom Day
Article | January 30th, 2013

Can a Capital Raise Jeopardize Your Tax Assets?

Crowe Horwath LLP writes about accounting for deferred tax assets in an acquisition or recapitalization, and how to avoid running afoul of the Internal Revenue Service.

By: Kevin Powers, Melissa Reinbold
Article | January 28th, 2013

M&A Post-Closing Legal Claims: Negotiating the Best Deal

Baird Holm attorney Adam Kirshenbaum offers five steps to negotiating post-closing indemnification agreements.

By: Adam Kirshenbaum
Article | January 25th, 2013

Winning Over Shareholders with a Well-Constructed Merger

Frank Cicero of Jefferies & Co. talks about stock-for-stock mergers and what investors want.

By: Frank Cicero
Article | January 23rd, 2013

The Good Side of Dodd-Frank: How the Law Will Benefit the Banking Industry

BMO's general counsel and others weigh in: Is there anything good about Dodd-Frank?

By: Emily McCormick, vice president of editorial & research for Bank Director
Article | January 22nd, 2013

Big Bank Mergers: Is the Game Over?

Bank Director’s editor asks whether we will ever see big bank acquisitions again.

By: Jack Milligan, editor-at-large for Bank Director
Video | January 21st, 2013

Bank M&A Expectations in 2013

Rick Childs of Crowe Horwath LLP highlights results from the 2013 Bank Director & Crowe Horwath LLP M&A survey, and discusses the current state of bank M&A.

By: Rick Childs
Article | January 17th, 2013

Analyst Notes

Loan growth strongest in C&I and consumer loans; M&A will pick up gradually over 5-10 years; and few conversions of mutuals in 2012.

By: Naomi Snyder, editor-in-chief at Bank Director