On October 4, 2024, Scott A. Brown presented at the Blue Rock Conference in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The session focused on the current mergers and acquisitions landscape, especially related to mutual holding company transactions, a summary of recent Supreme Court cases and its impact on community banks and the FTC’s proposed ban on non-competition agreements.
Read More...On October 1, 2024, Brendan Clegg presented on key bank regulatory and enforcement updates at the 2024 North Carolina Management Forum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The session focused on recent landmark decisions by the Supreme Court that will affect bank relationships with their supervisors, as well as new merger policy statements from the FDIC and OCC, proposed rules related to brokered deposits and bank-fintech partnerships, and pending BSA/AML regulatory changes. Brendan then moderated a panel comprised of senior examination staff from the OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, discussing a variety of supervisory and examination hot topics.
Read More...On September 20, 2024, Scott A. Brown participated in the State and Federal Legislative and Regulatory Update panel at the Connecticut Bankers Association 2024 Annual Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The session focused on certain current federal matters impacting community banks, including a summary of recent Supreme Court cases, the current mergers and acquisitions landscape and the FTC’s ban on non-competition agreements.
Read More...On September 9, 2024, Jeff Cardone was a panelist at the Next Forum: The Future of Banking hosted by Newcleus and Travillian. The event featured panels of U.S. bank investors, investment bankers and attorneys. Mr. Cardone’s panel discussed M&A and capital considerations for banks and credit unions.
Read More...Zac Davis and Steve Lanter presented “Augmenting Capital: Capital Planning and Capital Raising in the Current Environment” at the 2024 Annual Convention for Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington Bankers in Skamania, Washington. The presentation addressed the current regulatory and economic environment for capital planning and capital raises, reasons why banks may want to review their capital plans and capital raising options with an eye toward how the markets may play out over the next year plus, and the different types of capital raising options available to banks and the benefits and limitations of each.
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