Community Banking
This issue of The Bank Shot gives expert insight on the current regulatory environment as well as an update on the M&A marketplace. In “What to Ask Washington,” Larry C. Lavender identifies issues that community bankers should bring up with candidates for federal office. In “A Walk...
This past August Porter White attended the Alabama Bankers Association’s CEO and Directors College in Point Clear, AL. One frequent topic of discussion was the bank merger marketplace. There seemed to be a general consensus that the M&A market was heating up in terms of...
Deposit market share data for the U.S. banking system, which provide insight to a given market’s competitive landscape, were released in late September by the FDIC. Such data are released annually by the FDIC as of each June 30th. An examination of metro Birmingham’s banking...
We are pleased to present “Addressing Activist Shareholders” by Robert Klingler with Bryan Cave LLP. Klingler explores how banks can manage the delicate issue of activist shareholders. In “The Long and Winding Road…First Half 2015 Bank M&A Scorecard,” we review the merger marketplace and look for...
PW&Co was retained by HomeTown Bancorp of Alabama, Inc. (Oneonta, AL) to provide a valuation opinion to the board of directors. PW&Co provided a third-party, independent valuation after performing due diligence, considering certain scenario analysis, and applying various industry standard valuation techniques using comparable company...
