I met some amazing bank marketers at Wisconsin Bankers Association’s Lead360 Conference. Keep up the great work everyone! Here’s a quick recap of the stories I’ve been talking about on my daily Twitter posts:
Trending
Take a look at @DepositAccounts 2014 List of the Healthiest Banks and Credit Unions in America http://t.co/zzkZgyxuPv pic.twitter.com/8UnyRPofmX
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) October 10, 2014
Mergers, Acquistion – Expansion, Consolidation
- Fort Wayne-based Independent Alliance Banks Inc. has announced the acquisition of First State Bank of Bourbon. http://bit.ly/1vWrruU
- NewBridge Bancorp is acquiring Greensboro-based Premier Commercial Bank http://bit.ly/1q7rFcL
- Members of Bay Winds Federal Credit Union and Traverse City, MI-based Members Credit Union vote to merge http://bit.ly/1vOPrPE
- Complete Financial Solutions to acquire Minnesota’s Northern Star Bank http://bit.ly/10UkvmG CFSI acquired American Patriot Bank in July.
- FirstMerit Bank opening regional HQ, first Milwaukee branch http://bit.ly/ZRlunt
- KS’ Emprise Bank to sell one of it’s branches to convenience store chain QuikTrip http://bit.ly/1EvcZhh
- The Federal Reserve approved a merger between Traverse City-based Northwestern Bank and Midland-based Chemical Bank http://bit.ly/1xpLwJf
- In Georgia, First Landmark, Midtown Bank merger approved http://bit.ly/10Jnqyh
- In MA, United Bank merger with Rockville Bank takes big step this weekend http://bit.ly/1s5wpUW
- Metro Detroit-based Michigan First to merge with Grand Rapids Family Credit Union http://bit.ly/1yH1nHK
- Texas billionaire buys Richmond, CA’s Mechanics Bank http://bit.ly/1ruyPgD
- In CA, Tri Counties Bank completes acquisition of North Valley Bank http://bit.ly/1vIFsfs
- Bank of Eastern Oregon plans to acquire Bank Reale, giving access to Pasco and rural southeastern Washington http://bit.ly/1pGsid5
- Ohio banks close branches as alternatives gain popularity http://bit.ly/1pXwBA0 online, mobile banking, ATMs handle 1/3 of all PNC deposits
Marketing & Branding
- “We try to use design to help establish the passion that is C1 Bank,” CEO Trevor R. Burgess http://bit.ly/1rZEvgv
- Look out CUs: peer-to-peer comes to the used-car marketplace http://bit.ly/1yNqIjm here’s the YouTube video http://bit.ly/1uCaohc
- This is why you should follow @FinancialBrand: explanation of @LinkedIn Sales Navigator means $$ for business bankers http://bit.ly/1vIzbj1
- TD Bank celebrates New York trees & artists w/“TDForests: Art for Trees” experiential campaign http://bit.ly/ZNqKZ6
- Truliant Federal Credit Union is casting members and their families for its 2015 wide-reaching ad campaign http://bit.ly/1uQeHHk
- Note to self: there are more #millennials in America right now than baby boomers http://n.pr/1rRg5FN via @NPRMorning‘s @selenasd
Mobile & Digital Transformation
- Take a look at @Social_C_R_M‘s thoughts on why mobile payments will change email forever http://bit.ly/1v04rwe Great job David!
- Small businesses increasingling turning to mobile technology to meet banking needs http://bit.ly/1sgIhVi
- Finishing up at @wisbank Lead360 conference. Walmart’s new GoBank has bankers on edge http://bit.ly/1ncL2p3
- BofA’s mobile strategy evolves in competitive space http://bit.ly/Zo2UCz adding 195,000 mobile customers per month
Industry News
- Tech disconnect? A look at what banks get wrong in branch transformations from @BankTechNews http://bit.ly/1nfzFg8
- Wells Fargo employee Tyrel Oates publicly asked CEO John Stumpf to distribute more profits to Wells Fargo employees http://on.mktw.net/1vNrrfO
- Microloan startup @progressfin brings banking to the ‘unbanked’ http://bit.ly/10QFwOW via @EntMagazine
- New study: 18.9% of American 15 year olds do not reach a baseline level of financial literacy http://bit.ly/1xl66dJ
- Another look: JP Morgan @Chase customer email addresses were exposed in data breach http://bit.ly/1EoyKj0
- Chris Morran at @consumerist reports that online checking accounts & CUs beat traditional banking on fees/features http://bit.ly/1vLHNGC
- Canada’s credit unions struggle to appeal to Canadians http://on.thestar.com/1s2vaXR
- In Madison, WI, BMO Harris increases market share while deposits at Anchor Bank continue to slide http://bit.ly/1xgzYYy
That’s all for this week. If we missed an important story, drop me a note.
