Weekly Wrap-Up 01.09.15

We made it through the first full week of the new year – and it has been a VERY busy week. Here’s the recap from my Twitter feed:

Stonegate Bank completes acquisition of Community Bank of Broward http://on.mktw.net/17pqRxF
CT’s Connex Credit Union acquires Sargent Employees Federal Credit Union http://bit.ly/14yH02z
In TX, First National Bank of McGregor is acquiring the Oglesby State Bank http://bit.ly/1BL6eEW
The Federal Savings Bank signed an agreement to acquire Baytree National Bank & Trust Co. of Lake Forest, IL http://bit.ly/1Ft3Jx6
MidFirst Bank completes acquisition of Denver-based bank Steele Street http://bit.ly/1HTxh4R
Two former Union Bank branches sold; both were consolidated as part of the StellarOne acquisition in May 2014. http://bit.ly/17iCIxe
Columbus, OH-based Cooper State Bank will merge into Muncie, IN-based First Merchants Corp. http://bit.ly/1As3rBe
In Louisiana, First NBC Bank to buy State-Investors Bank in $51M deal http://bit.ly/1yAvu38
Banks in Holland, MI and Northern Michigan acquired by Chemical Financial Corp. for $184.1M http://bit.ly/1FmLutf
The Central Minnesota Credit Union is planning a new service center at its St. Joseph location. http://on.sctimes.com/1AieIqa
Alliant Credit Union, of Dubuque, IA and Three I Credit Union, of Burlington, IA complete merger http://bit.ly/1BzZY2L
Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation completes merger with PA’s Continental Bank Holdings, Inc. http://bit.ly/1zO0cky
Georgia-Carolina Bancshares was merged into State Bank Financial on Jan. 1st http://bit.ly/1tCQOhK
American National Bank completes merger with Franklin Community Bank http://bit.ly/1AfdJXB

Another point of view: What does video banking mean for the bank branch? http://bit.ly/14yRmic via @Finextra
Do banks really need video tellers and mini-branches? http://bit.ly/1yGBasv via @BankTechNews
HI, MA, MT, NE, RI, and WY were the only states that increased their branch count in 2014 http://bit.ly/1w2KUX3
KY’s Park Community Credit Union unveils new branch and the “evolution of the teller line” http://bit.ly/1w0Yj1V
Charter Savings Bank granted new UK banking license – it will not have any branches http://reut.rs/1Dxn4bX
“That’s the challenge right now – getting the right number (of branches) to serve the clients and meet their needs.” http://bit.ly/1AffQuC
Terafina CEO @MeHasan58 on building a better delivery model in banking http://bit.ly/1tCQcZn via @FinancialBrand

Experian’s latest ad campaign, “Get your credit swagger on,” promotes their Credit Tracker program. http://bit.ly/1tQwfUL
Joanna @Belbey offers “Five Predictions For Social Media And Compliance In Financial Services In 2015″ http://onforb.es/1KixsJ7 via @Forbes
Eli Lilly Federal Credit Union becoming Elements Financial today http://bit.ly/1xO3dU3
David Sosna, CEO of @personetics, shares his thoughts on how big data can build trust in banking http://bit.ly/1vTi639 via @FinancialBrand
2014’s top stories in global bank marketing: Automated Thanking Machines http://bit.ly/1mj5wGC ; GAYTMs http://bit.ly/T59f2z via @adage

Apple gives 2M more consumers access to Apple Pay with new credit union partnerships http://bit.ly/1KrYuOt
“Just for kicks, sit down with a 14-year-old & explain the old way of depositing a paycheck.”- Dave Martin @BankThink http://bit.ly/1xVFa8J
In 2015, banks will push mobile past payments http://bit.ly/1F9ABuL via @SourceMediaCo
Lehigh Valley banking: In line or online? http://bit.ly/1waMya7
Big banks can survive mobile Ice Age – technology won’t kill largest, but small banks may struggle to adapt http://on.wsj.com/1xIsxKT via @WSJ

New from @Gallup: while only 33.8% are satisfied w/banking industry overall, 80.5% are satisfied w/their bank http://bit.ly/1KrV4ez
Lenda’s @vandenTweet on @LendingClub‘s IPO and the unravelling of the banking system as we know it http://huff.to/1w2JcVE via @huffpostmoney
In a letter to top lawmakers, @NAFCU‘s Dan Berger calls for ‘regulatory relief’ from new Congress http://bit.ly/1yAC2yH
Michigan credit unions reported record setting growth through the third quarter with a combined 97,175 new members http://bit.ly/1xERGrf
President Obama’s choice for Fed is a nod to smaller banks. Allan Landon was CEO of Bank of Hawaii from 2004 to 2010 http://nyti.ms/1w0X5Uj
US News & World Report’s @alphaconsumer offers more pros than cons in her “Credit Union vs. Bank” analysis http://bit.ly/1wRVpfQ
Wisconsin banking trade groups to merge http://bit.ly/1zQSVRc Combined group to keep the @wisbank name. Congrats Rose & Daryll!
New Missouri credit union forms to serve Lutherans http://bit.ly/1tJLlv2

That’s all for this week. Please share this with your colleagues. If we missed an important story, drop me a note.