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Bank Director 1st Quarter 2009 John R. Engen	The Market for M&A in 2009: What Happens Next? With billions in government-spawned capital poised to funnel through the financial industry pipelines, many deal watchers are wondering whether such financing will pop the cork on a flood of deals -- or stall potential transactions until the outlook is clearer.
U.S. Banker July 2009 John Engen	Match Game If the investments in companies like BankUnited result in stronger franchises, it will confirm that perhaps there is a greater role for private equity in the banking industry.
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2009 John R. Engen	Tough as Nails Lockport, New York-based First Niagara Financial Corp. keeps hammering out high performance in good times and bad.
U.S. Banker May 2011 John Engen	You Can Go Home Again John Kanas pulled off a stunning turnaround. But as it turns out, he s just getting started. The longtime New York banker intends to bring BankUnited to his hometown.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Deborah Scally	Outlook for M&A: 2009 Interestingly, for some banks, M&A will be a viable -- even attractive -- strategic option.
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2010 John R. Engen	Crisis Tales The aftermath of the financial crisis has left its mark on banks in a variety of ways. As these three real life stories show, while the crisis spelled calamity for some, it simultaneously opened up opportunity for others.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2011 Jack Milligan	Cautious Optimism: Returns to Bank M&A A gradual improvement in asset quality industry wide, along with unprecedented pressure from regulators, is helping to revive the bank M&A market after three lean years -- although prices might never return to their lofty highs of past cycles.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2010 Deborah Scally	Pursuing Growth in a Tumultuous Year In an environment that has more than its share of pitfalls, bank boards that are looking for growth will have to play it smart. As this discussion shows, there are many ways they can tap into opportunities as long as due care and diligence are maintained.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 John R. Engen	Fear of the Unknown Receiving government funding right now is a little akin to the devil you don't know.
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2009 John R. Engen	Sidhu's View The impending recession is bound to make 2009 a year that will test the mettle of all financial institution boards. Even so, says banking iconoclast Jay Sidhu, there's opportunity ahead.
U.S. Banker October 2008 John Engen	Got Deposits? The implications of the present shakeout won't be fully understood for years, but it seems clear that the competition for deposits will be more intense in the years ahead.
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 Charles Keenan	Who Says Banks Can't Grow Revenues? Banks looking to generate revenues must recognize that things are now different than before the recession.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2011 John Engen	Fast Break U.S. Bancorp CEO Richard Davis has brought a fast paced, high scoring game to one of the most conservative banks in the country.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2009 Jim Freer	Capital Management: Banking's Trickiest Juggling Act More than ever, directors are keeping their eyes fixed on the balance sheet, in an effort to reach perfect harmony between regulatory soundness and profitability.
U.S. Banker January 2007	The Opportunists The banking industry turned in another round of record profits in 2006, but you wouldn't know it by listening to bankers.
U.S. Banker May 2010 John Engen	Should FBOP Have Been Saved? To some, the Illinois bank holding company got what it deserved. To others, it s a victim of an inflexible process that favors big banks over small ones and robs neighborhoods of their best corporate citizens. Is the government picking winners and losers?
U.S. Banker August 2008 John Engen	The Other Shoe... A commercial real estate fallout promises to be far more devastating than the subprime crisis, because this market is so much more pervasive - a linchpin business for so many institutions, including most community banks.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2010 Deborah Scally	2010: A Game-Changing Year for Bank M&A A notable panel of M&A experts says 2010 will witness many changes in the banking landscape - among them, congressional reform, an uptick in private equity, and more consolidation.
U.S. Banker January 2006 John Engen	Fabulous on the Fundamentals The first three quarters of 2005 were the most profitable in banking history, with record earnings of $102 billion. But already in 2006, analysts see signs of change in the overall approach bankers take to the business.
U.S. Banker December 2009 Michael Sisk	Man on a Mission First Niagara Bank's new CEO, John Koelmel, is transforming his upstate New York thrift into a regional power.
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BusinessWeek October 29, 2009 Peter Carbonara	Banking: Mr. Cleanup At the epicenter of the financial crisis, small-town bankers like Jim Edwards are building their businesses by mopping up the damage to their communities.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 Jack Millligan	A Short Leash on Risk Bankers all across the country are beginning to tighten up their lending practices as a response to the regulatory pressure they are under to keep lending plain, conservative, and firmly under control.
U.S. Banker August 2009 John Engen	How Banking Will Change A few years from now, just how much will the crisis have changed the environment banks compete in, and the way they go about their business?
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CFO December 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan	Post-Occupied Tepid demand, thin margins, new regulations, investor caution - and a lingering public-relations problem. No wonder banks are nervous.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 John R. Engen	Welcome to the Great Unknown The ink is dry on Dodd-Frank, and now bank executives and board members are cracking open the 2,300-page rulebook to try to discern what it all means for the industry going forward.
U.S. Banker November 2009	Wachovia's End The stakes were high. The maneuvering was unprecedented. An inside look at the rescue of a banking giant and its place in the debate over systemic risk.
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 Jack Milligan	In the Eye of the Storm Former Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan speaks candidly about the financial crisis of 2008, the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and the need for minimum loan underwriting standards for the banking industry.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Deborah Scally	Toughing It Out in 2009 The results of the Bank Director/Grant Thornton LLP 16th Bank Executive Survey show that bankers are determined to shore up their foundations and capitalize on strengths to survive the year ahead.
U.S. Banker June 2009 John Engen	Raising the Stakes Capitalizing on the Darwinian dynamics of the financial crisis, PNC acquired a badly hobbled National City late last year for a mere $5.6 billion, or $2.23 per share.
U.S. Banker September 2010 Monks & Wiowski	The Perfect Storm Shrinking revenue and increased prices for failed banks could signal a return to more traditional M&A.
U.S. Banker April 2009 John Engen	The Experiment For Sheila Bair, who had taken the helm of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. two years earlier, the IndyMac failure was a defining moment.
CFO April 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan	The Big Fail Despite the reach of Dodd-Frank, the "too-big-to-fail" bank dilemma lives on.
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2009 TK Kerstetter	A Tribute to Bill Seidman Bank Director honors its late publisher, supporter, and friend, Bill Seidman, who passed away this year.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 John R. Engen	Back in the Saddle Former FDIC chairman Bill Isaac has taken the reins as the new chairman of Fifth Third Bancorp. Here, he talks about his career, growing the bank, and why, in his view, Dodd-Frank is an unmitigated disaster.
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CFO May 1, 2009 Edward Teach	How Healthy Is Your Bank? With more failures expected in 2009, CFOs should subject their banks to a thorough checkup.
U.S. Banker March 2010 Joe Adler	Get Ready for Rising Rates Near-zero interest rates won't last forever, and regulators are warning banks -- particularly those that added long-term assets using short-term funds -- to take steps to manage their risk.
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