Here’s the wrap-up of top stories on mergers, fintech, marketing, etc. from my Twitter feed:
Trending
#Millennials quick to trade loyalty for innovation; 57% will use alternatives to banks/CUs https://t.co/bTLlb6nRTa pic.twitter.com/T5jy1ooDL7
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) November 4, 2015
Mergers, Acquisition – Expansion, Consolidation
- Indianapolis-based Elements Financial FCU bulks up with credit union merger http://bit.ly/1XUjCTe
- Premier Business Bank and First Mountain Bank receive regulatory approval for merger http://bit.ly/1RB4W7F
- Bank of the Ozarks to acquire Community & Southern http://bit.ly/1OsSGrW
- Houston-based Allegiance Bank entered into an agreement for the sale of 2 of its banking locations to Incommons Bank. | @SNLFinancial
- New @HomeStreetBank branch in Edmonds, WA will be built on site of current Baskin-Robbins http://bit.ly/1Mew1Kh
- Community bank rivals see opportunity in @keybank acquisition of @firstniagara http://bit.ly/1WsAeUR
- Berkshire Bank expands northeast SBA lending w/new acquisition http://bit.ly/1NfuXWz | @BankerTradesman
- Seacoast to acquire Floridian Bank for $76.5M http://bit.ly/1QfQ9AV
- Altura Credit Union, now merged with Visterra Credit Union, reports $1.6M in net income http://bit.ly/1WvWbSW
- Merger of Sound, Port of Seattle credit unions complete http://bit.ly/1Ooi0zo
- IN’s @CentierBank opens branch in historic building to signal commitment to Gary IN’s future http://bit.ly/1OohEc5
- 2 Dubuque credit unions complete merger http://bit.ly/1iAb8ke
- Stamford’s Fairfield County Federal Credit Union seeks state charter http://bit.ly/1XLMrkC
- Independent Bank Group, Inc. completes acquisition of Dallas, TX’s Grand Bank http://on.mktw.net/1MuXOFA
- Glacier Bancorp, Inc. completes acquisition of CO’s Canon National Bank http://on.mktw.net/1XLIHzL
- National Commerce Corporation announces closing of Reunion Bank of Florida merger http://cnnmon.ie/1WteXF2
Branch Evolution
- Sierra Credit Central Union to relocate to new state-of-the-art, modern facility http://bit.ly/20wOdbE
- With teller transactions becoming less common, banks are reimagining their branches http://bit.ly/1NkSWI8
Marketing & Branding
From @Forbes and @Gallup: banking customers are increasingly going digital https://t.co/iSbrI6BahN pic.twitter.com/5LHCUrk28k
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) November 4, 2015
- Bank of America’s Major League Baseball marketing activities generated 400M+ Twitter impressions w/#MLBMemoryBank http://bit.ly/1HdDMhi
- Associated Bank recognizes veterans this month with displays in branches, contributions to American Legion Posts http://prn.to/1WuOyH7
- The @MichCULeague is spreading the word that CUs hope to “Share The Love” through video contest http://bit.ly/1WqZYkz
- Study by @FinancialBrand looks at Google search trends in banking http://bit.ly/1XJm7Yt
Mobile & Digital Transformation
- Study says consumers share data w/trusted brands; and @Chase, @BofA_News and @WellsFargo are most trusted in FS http://bit.ly/1OhfsDl
Fintech
- #Money2020 in one tweetfest feed – http://bit.ly/1H78YEk #fintech
- .@KPMG has acquired all of @G2FinTech’s U.S. tax software http://bit.ly/1GJjnpW
- KeyCorp puts stake in rising #fintech game http://bit.ly/1Pg4Tii | @CrainsCleveland
Industry News
Data from @SNLFinancial & @BankDirector show 2015 to be another strong year for acquisitions https://t.co/2pC48fgaWn pic.twitter.com/W633wPsvb0
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) November 2, 2015
- Top-level Maine banker steps into credit union role http://bit.ly/1MkNfcr
- Keith Mestrick, CEO of @AmalgamatedBank offers “5 Principles to Restore Trust in Banking” http://huff.to/1PcoHof
- Check out @MaryMWisniewski‘s post for @AmerBanker: “Is Small Business Banking Next in Line for Disruption?” http://bit.ly/1P93Ke5
- Standard Chartered Bank to cut 15,000 jobs and raise $5.1B in new capital http://nyti.ms/1l5SW3C | @nytimes
That’s all for this week. Please share this with your colleagues. If we missed an important story, drop me a note. Thanks for following!