It’s the last day of The @FinancialBrand Forum in Las Vegas, NV. What an amazing conference so far. I hope to share some insights from the conference in future posts, for now…here’s this week’s wrap up from my Twitter feed.
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On a break at #fbforum2015, I put together this quick look at @JDPower‘s Retail Banking Study http://t.co/YAXlJutWaC pic.twitter.com/2UXviHJR93
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) April 30, 2015
Mergers, Acquisition – Expansion, Consolidation
- Colorado credit union members OK merger; deal to close today http://bit.ly/1EAhRBD
- Yesterday @TheNCUA The NCUA liquidated $109M TLC Federal Credit Union of Tillamook, OR http://bit.ly/1bllIrG
- Happy State Bank announces plans for branch in Fort Worth http://bit.ly/1QTopBK
- GA’s United Community Banks, Inc. completes merger w/MoneyTree Corporation and First National Bank http://on.mktw.net/1Ivlj3h
- Two of the oldest mutual banks in Kansas City area, First Federal Bank & Inter-State Federal Savings & Loan, to merge http://bit.ly/1DYl3Ub
- MA’s HarborOne Bank announced that it will acquire NH’s Merrimack Mortgage Company http://bit.ly/1bG0q8I
- Here’s how one big bank is bucking branch closing trend as mobile banking surges http://bit.ly/1JBbvX9
- Putnam County Savings Bank Announces Completion of Merger With CMS Bancorp Inc. http://bit.ly/1dtsT2F
- “Expansion of our banking franchise through M&A remains a high priority for Heartland.” http://bit.ly/1GDy5gM
- Trustco Bank’s new Orlando branch marks 50 in Florida http://bit.ly/1GDoR47
- Kinderhook Bank opens new branch in Albany suburb of Latham, NY (pop. 20,736) amid plenty of competition. http://bit.ly/1PRpd8H
- One-time merger, consolidation costs hurt Old National’s 1Q profits http://bit.ly/1J6mQer
- Merchants Bancshares to acquire NUVO Bank & Trust Company http://bit.ly/1QE6VJF
- MN’s North Shore credit union expands to Two Harbors http://bit.ly/1DsANyj
Branch Evolution
- Regions Bank opening free financial counseling center, building Jennings, MO branch http://bit.ly/1bGeO0s
- PA’s Univest Corp. to close 6 of its 34 financial centers and develop a new, smaller model http://bit.ly/1b677QA
- Thirty short years ago: April 29, 1985 headline “States open bank borders” http://bit.ly/1A4TgAR @mibankers Dennis Koons on consolidation.
- “Smaller and simpler” mantra rings through banking boardrooms – in Europe…and US http://reut.rs/1DPpnVM
Marketing & Branding
This week @vicenews (http://t.co/hwRGCwvL0x) to launch personal finance talk show on YouTube for Millennials, w/BofA http://t.co/BUIwl6RylD
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) April 30, 2015
- “Our brand is an organic manifestation of our culture” – @simple CEO @i2pi
- As banking becomes a utility, consumers shop around http://bit.ly/1DJctJH
- New ad campaign from @CitizensBank shows employees as “fellow citizen” http://bit.ly/1Gs08u4 video here http://bit.ly/1PRtnxt
- Here’s another look at @WellsFargo‘s new campaign embracing diversity of its customers http://bit.ly/1HJScsm video: http://bit.ly/1INTFwz
- Millennials think about budgeting differently and look to new tools for money management http://bit.ly/1bvARa5 via @adage
Mobile & Digital Transformation
- “Simplicity = Saving People Time” @FinancialBrand‘s Jeffry Pilcher opening #fbforum2015
- Prior to its split from Ebay, PayPal pilots NFC as transaction volume increases 40% http://bit.ly/1zj8bww
- Most bank customers would trade personal banking for digital banking http://bit.ly/1JxruFA via @BethYoura, @Gallup
Industry News
- New rule from @TheNCUA designed to curtail how some in the industry gather new members http://on.wsj.com/1EIsNhX via @WSJ
- 2015 @JDPower Retail Banking Satisfaction study released. First Midwest Bank tops Midwest Region for 2nd year. http://trib.in/1I0urOt
- FBI warns financial institution employees after foiled Y-12 Credit Union extortion plot http://bit.ly/1bGfVNV
- Philadelphia man sues @TheNCUA and former Credit Union Board Members http://bit.ly/1HLrPCp via @CookeonCUs
- “Upheaval in the banking industry calls for courage & innovation, not reactive cost-cutting & rejection of customers” http://bv.ms/1AabK2O
- ICYMI: How @LendingClub is shaping the future of small-business loans http://bit.ly/1GEcXXz via @Inc
- The @FinancialBrand compiles its “FinServ 25: The Most Influential Voices in Banking” http://bit.ly/1z4Ajmq Who would you add to the list?
That’s all for this week. Please share this with your colleagues. If we missed an important story, drop me a note.