Before you head out for your Labor Day weekend, here’s a quick recap of the stories I’ve been talking about on my daily Twitter posts this week:
Mergers, Acquisitions – Expansion, Consolidation
- First Bank of North Carolina will consolidate 10 of its branches in NC, SC, and VA bit.ly/1vSZEda
- Mid Penn Bancorp and Phoenix Bancorp of PA to merge bit.ly/1zLeaEi
- FL’s Stonegate Bank set to acquire Community Bank of Broward bit.ly/1qoX6CR
- Louisiana’s Coastal Commerce Bank and Louisiana Community Bancorp to merge hrld.us/1vL3MvG
- VA’s American National and MainStreet Bank announce merger bit.ly/1BVVHc5
Marketing & Branding
- 21 Steps to Onboarding Success in Banking from @JimMarous and @FinancialBrand bit.ly/YUJogV
Industry News
- A lack of work-life balance and other issues keep Millennials away from Wall Street, and banks are noticing bit.ly/1wEtMgA
That’s all for this week. If we missed an important story, drop me a note.
