Banking

Why a serial acquirer in Texas agreed to get acquired

SouthState Corp. plans to purchase Independent Bank Group in a $2 billion deal, marking an end to the latter bank's long run of buying companies. Chairman and CEO David Brooks pointed to a challenging interest rate environment and heightened regulatory scrutiny as reasons he decided to sell.

By Catherine Leffert
Reporter
American Banker

Are recent deals a sign of bank M&A resurgence?

Consolidation has slowed since the pandemic, but UMB's agreement to buy Heartland Financial — the largest deal in three years — is one of several merger announcements in the past two weeks. Talks among other potential buyers and sellers are said to be picking up.

By Jim Dobbs
Deputy Editor, Community Banks
American Banker