California Leadership National Risk Management 
Independent Banker
JUNE 30, 2022
But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. American Bank, National Association. Classic Bank, National Association. The First National Bank In Sioux Falls. By Ed Avis. Methodology.
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 14, 2023
THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024.
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Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Union has been a stalwart of the California marketplace since the ’50s, and this gives Andy Cecere and team a great expansion into the Golden State and also some nice wholesale banking business. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua.
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 22, 2020
times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue. John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank.
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 20, 2019
This was a terrific combination of two education-focused cooperatives across both Southern and Northern California markets. Hats off the Schools Financial’s board and management for acknowledging that even multi-billion dollar credit unions can drive value via merging with someone bigger. Credit Union Merger of the Year. It’s game on.
Independent Banker
DECEMBER 31, 2021
The bank increases its loan balances by partnering with fintech loan producing companies on a national scale, and this year it will switch its insurance operations to digital as the bank’s onsite agent retires, adding more policy types, including travel insurance. Katie Kuehner-Hebert is a writer in California.
Gonzobanker
DECEMBER 22, 2015
We don’t know what Los Alamos National Bank’s marketing department was drinking when it designed the customized water bottle labels, but we’re giving them big points for creativity. Best Leadership Performance in a Core Conversion. An old adage that never gets old: it matters when leadership hangs out in the foxhole. Bruno Mars.
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