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Bank Director
1st Quarter 2010
John R. Engen |
M&A in 2010: The Year of the No-frill Deal There are pockets of opportunity everywhere this year, as most analysts and dealmakers agree. But you won't find anyone more risk averse than bankers these days. |
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 2011
John Engen |
Eat or Be Eaten Banks that have strong balance sheets, excellent credit quality and first-rate regulatory compliance skills will thrive in today's challenging operating environment. Banks that lack those characteristics may be forced to sell out. |
U.S. Banker
December 2008
Michael Sisk |
First Niagara Articulates Its TARP Tactics With $9 billion in assets and 114 branches in the Buffalo, NY area, First Niagara Bank falls into that grey area between community bank and super-regional, exactly the size some say will be squeezed by the financial crisis and the government's intervention through the Trouble Asset Relief Program. |
U.S. Banker
July 2009
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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
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
1st Quarter 2011 |
FDIC Lawsuit Targets Directors at Failed Banks and Thrifts; TARP'S Uncertain Legacy In a complaint filed in November of last year, the agency is seeking at least $20 million from 11 executives and directors, including five outsiders. |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2009 |
For Your Review What financial institutions directors are thinking about-the results of 2009 research by Corporate Board Member and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP... What's ahead for banking... |
U.S. Banker
April 2010
Michael Sisk |
Boardroom Burdens Bank directors must be more hands-on than ever, exercising tighter control over management and setting strategic direction. Here are five issues that need attention now. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2010
Jeanine Catalano et al. |
Effective Strategies to Support Board Deliberations A toolkit of five practical techniques to use when gathering information and considering complex issues. |
U.S. Banker
April 2009
Michael Sisk |
The Compensation Conundrum Healthy banks that agreed to take money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program are beginning to rue their decision. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2009
Anand Chokkavelu |
The Bank You Need to Buy It's probably not the one you're guessing. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2011 |
First Niagara Financial Group Earnings Preview First Niagara Financial Group only managed to meet estimates last quarter, but investors hope it will surpass expectations this Thursday. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Smart Deal, PNC! PNC's planned takeover of National City is a great way for PNC to take advantage of the Treasury's recapitalization package to bolster its franchise. |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2009
Frank Aquila & Peter Naismith |
Directing Within the "Zone" Poor economic conditions and lack of credit combine to create new challenges for bank directors. |
U.S. Banker
December 2009
Michael Sisk |
Slow Growth? No Problem The geographic area staked out by First Niagara Bank in upstate New York and Pennsylvania is not fast growing and hasn't been for decades, yet banks in the region hardly seem to be suffering. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Robert Barker |
When Companies "Go Dark", Investors Can Lose Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulations are raising the cost of being public, causing some companies to deregister their shares. |
Bank Technology News
July 2010
John Adams |
First Niagara Gets a Bigger Community To manage its new size, the institution recently licensed a pair of SAS products. |
Bank Director
3rd Quarter 2009 |
Compensation at the Fore In this sampling of bank directors' opinions on the hot topics of the day, we look at issues related to executive compensation. |
