Financial Institutions Articles

This article summarizes Mr. Rodgin Cohen’s presentation at the 2012 AICPA Conference on Banks and Thrifts on the range of complex issues affecting the banking industry.

Recognition of the particular attributes of independent trust companies is significant to understanding their value.

For those banks considering the acquisition of a failed bank, changes to the terms of a number of FDIC-assisted transactions announced in the second quarter of 2010 should be considered prior to the preparation of bids.

The recently enacted “JOBS Act” attempts to reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses. However, these rules offer opportunities for community banks as well.

Despite an anticipated surge of transactions within the banking industry, bank merger and acquisition activity declined in 2011.

This article discusses three ways that a loan portfolio valuation analysis is helpful to your bank when considering an acquisition.

Bank stocks ended a particularly volatile month in August 2011 on a good note. Does this stock price volatility represent a “new normal,” as banks face more macroeconomic risk?

In this article, the Mercer Capital Financial Institutions group presents an updated analysis of community banks’ performance thus far in 2011.

Is this wave of predicted merger activity finally coming to fruition? This article reviews trends in M&A activity in 2010 and highlights trends to watch for bank transactions in 2011.

After completing an FDIC-assisted transaction, the acquirer faces the task of accounting for the transaction in accordance with FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations.

In order to gauge the impact of the 2008 financial institution market trends on community banks large and small.

While most banks and their directors are generally aware of the tax benefits of an S election, there are some potential disadvantages.

Excerpted from Mercer Capital’s book, The Bank Director’s Valuation Handbook: What Every Director Needs to Know About Valuation.

This article provides a summary of capital raising transactions that have occurred in 2008 and offers insight into the financial considerations present in evaluating each capital alternative.

The majority of respondents to a recent survey presented in the January 2008 edition of Mercer Capital’s Bank Watch are expecting a difficult, if not dismal, 2008.

As the world celebrated the closing of another year on December 31,2007, many bankers hoped to soon forget one of the worst periods for bank stock performance in recent history.

When it comes to portfolio company fair value measurement and reporting, 2011 lacked the drama of 2008 and 2009. Nonetheless, private equity fund managers – and their limited partners – cannot take fair value measurement for granted.

The rapid expansion of the financial services industry over the past two decades has given rise to a unique hybrid enterprise: the independent trust company.