You won’t want to miss this week’s wrap up from my Twitter feed. Have a great weekend.
Trending
Is it a bank or restaurant? Leader Bank’s new Seaport branch boasts comfy seats, barstools http://t.co/vXuvIBhy9U pic.twitter.com/KMCnnRSGGr
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) August 19, 2015
Mergers, Acquisition – Expansion, Consolidation
- Horicon Bank to acquire Fond du Lac, WI branch from Baraboo National Bank http://bit.ly/1hPSaGB
- South State preparing to take over Bank of America branches http://bit.ly/1J9Qe2m
- In MD, Old Line Bancshares and Regal Bancorp announce merger http://bit.ly/1KzxHN3
- Cincinnati-based @FifthThird Bank opens commercial office in Richmond, VA http://bit.ly/1U3WYE6
- BB&T to shed roughly 25 branches in National Penn deal http://bit.ly/1EEN9FE
- There’s a new buyer of Chicago-area community banks on the prowl http://bit.ly/1hNTqKl | @stevedaniels27 for @CrainsChicago
- Larger regional Arkansas banks grow with acquisitions, most out of state http://bit.ly/1MFrCEU
- The @nytimes @dealbook says BB&T is new deal-making powerhouse in banking http://nyti.ms/1frmBRF
- Alliant Credit Union and General Drivers Credit Union in Iowa to merge http://bit.ly/1K3pkxk
- Bank of North Carolina CEO sees payoff from acquisition of Southcoast Community Bank http://bit.ly/1PjnTdJ
- BB&T to acquire National Penn Bancshares, Inc. http://prn.to/1Px2iPM
- Bank branch closures a concern for lower-income neighborhoods http://bit.ly/1hHyZi0
- Northwest Bank completes merger with Lorain National Bank http://bit.ly/1MtpRsy
- NJ’s Lakeland Bank announces merger w/Pascack Community Bank http://bit.ly/1Kr7VKU
- Two years later, South Carolina’s biggest-ever bank merger beats expectations http://bit.ly/1IXSJEV
- For deal-hungry community banks, ‘acquisitions are the new organic growth’ http://bit.ly/1NAqz69
Branch Evolution
- After closing a community’s last remaining branch, UK’s @NatWest_Help rolls out mobile branch http://bit.ly/1JkV5RV
- The @FT looks at @TDBank_US‘s bet on branches as rivals cut back http://on.ft.com/1fkg8aU
Marketing & Branding
Hey bank & CU marketers: @FifthThird shows how to use #socialmedia. Check out their #howifight promotion for @SU2C http://t.co/90T9YWPuKn
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) August 21, 2015
- While on @facebook this a.m. I noticed @WellsFargo‘s “Great Rate Event” http://bit.ly/1E6Sx9z
- 4th-largest U.S. bank, @WellsFargo, is adding car loan branches to boost less risky lending http://t.co/xAEw4S9D1e pic.twitter.com/URjVUfuulp
- Journalist @HollyEllyatt looks at how trillion-dollar #millennials are spending $$ http://cnb.cx/1WDq4OE | @CNBC
- Caught up in a “SnapChatty” world? @dmlcomm suggests CUs humanize mortgage #marketing http://bit.ly/1PBjuDy | via @TheRealCUES
- Losing customers over poor service? Lessons from @TDBank_US on overcoming indifference http://onforb.es/1TLSZMa | @9INCHmarketing for @Forbes
Mobile & Digital Transformation
- Liberty Bank for Savings’ Kevin Tynan paints a bleak picture of the “Mad Max” world of digital banking http://bit.ly/1WER9RD | @BankThink
- A hundred apps bloom in China as millions bank on their phones http://bloom.bg/1E6LlKs | @beijingscribe for @business
- Those who don’t use #mobile check deposit cite lack of awareness as chief reason & 27% don’t have checks to deposit http://bit.ly/1gXxJqs
- New study from BofA by @BraunResearch shows 47% wouldn’t last a day without their smartphone http://bit.ly/1gXxJqs
- CEO of @getmondo wants to build a bank for people who hate banks http://bloom.bg/1NsvRTd
Fintech
- Andreessen Horowitz looks to #fintech w/new investment partner, @TrialPay‘s Alex Rampell http://onforb.es/1WFvE35
- Accenture opens applications for 4th Annual #FinTech Innovation Lab in London http://bit.ly/1MA0nvm
Industry News
The @ABABankers says 61% of bank customers don’t pay any service fees http://t.co/q6i8Hfee3F pic.twitter.com/aSteWttOtn
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) August 19, 2015
- Is Collaboration the New Strategy for Banks to Curb Costs? http://bit.ly/1U40T3L | @ZacksResearch
- Wells Fargo lays off investment banking employees in Charlotte & NY http://bit.ly/1U3Xd1O
- NJ’s 1st Bergen Federal Credit Union has chosen a new CEO http://bit.ly/1LmBKC9
- Big banks ‘just cracking the surface’ of exponentially powerful industry http://read.bi/1frqFRI | @businessinsider
- Bank of NY Mellon sued by U.S. regulator over $2B in soured mortgages http://reut.rs/1UUrbb5
- Illinois joins multi-state credit union co-op making it easier for CUs to operate across state lines http://bit.ly/1TUTVOB
- From @Forbes: Q2 2015 U.S. Banking Review: Price-To-Book Ratios http://onforb.es/1TUQAPu
- Survey by @TransUnion revealed that auto loans rank at the top of the list for CU executives in terms of loan growth http://bit.ly/1TNYPCg
- Charles Donovan retires from IN’s Members Source Credit Union, Scott Shelton becomes new CEO http://bit.ly/1HRrcTD | via @CUinsight
That’s all for this week. Please share this with your colleagues. If we missed an important story, drop me a note.