Bank Watch

Brought to you by the Financial Institutions Team of Mercer Capital, these monthly newsletters are focused on bank activity in five U.S. regions. Each edition of Bank Watch highlights various banking metrics, including public market indicators, M&A market indicators, and key indices of the top financial institutions in your region, providing insight into financial institution valuation issues.

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November 2024

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IN THIS ISSUE
Feature Articles
Moo Deng’s Post-Election Outlook for the Banking Industry

Updated Metrics for November 2024
National Public Market Indicators
National M&A Market Indicators
Regional Bank Peer Reports

National Archives 2024

• October 2024
  • Fed Rate Cut(s) – Now What?
• September 2024
  • 2024 Core Deposit Intangibles Update
• August 2024
  • 2024 Mid-Year Market Update & Equity Capital Raises
• July 2024
  • Economic Pressure on Commercial Real Estate Sector
• June 2024
  • March 2000 vs. June 2024: How Different Is It?
• May 2024
  • Is It Time to Eat the Golden Goose?
• April 2024
  • Now Could Be a Great Time for Bank Investors to Consider Estate Planning
• March 2024
  • Capital One Financial Corporation to Acquire Discover Financial Services
  • NYCB Incurs Heavy Dilution in Its $1.0 Billion Capital Raise
• February 2024
  • Themes From the 2024 Acquire or Be Acquired Conference
  • Pay vs. Performance:What’s New in Year 2
• January 2024
  • The Tangled Path to Banking’s Garden of Earthly Delights

National Archives 2023

• December 2023
  • Bank M&A 2023—Subdued But Potentially Explosive
• November 2023
  • It’s Getting Real(ized)
• October 2023
  • Specialty Finance M&A
• September 2023
  • This Interest Rate Environment Done Got Old
• August 2023
  • 2023 Core Deposit Intangibles Update
• July 2023
  • Bank Impairment Testing
• June 2023
  • Key Considerations in the Valuation of Banks and Bank Holding Companies | WHITEPAPER
  • Net Interest Margin Trends for Banks Versus Credit Unions
• May 2023
  • Merger Arbitrage and Valuation
• April 2023
  • What Are Bank Stocks Telling Investors?
  • First Republic Bank & The Asymmetry of Banking
• March 2023
  • “I’m Not Broke. I’m Just Not Liquid.”
• February 2023
  • Themes from Bank Director’s 2023 Acquire or Be Acquired Conference
• January 2023
  • 2022 Bank Stock Performance Recap

National Archives 2022

• December  2022
  • Bank M&A 2022 — Turbulence
• November  2022
  • Community Bank Loan Portfolios Have Unrealized Losses Too
  • Bond Portfolio Update
• October  2022
  • How Are Tech-Forward Banks Performing?
• September 2022
  • 2022 Core Deposit Intangibles Update
• August 2022
  • NIB Deposits Anesthetize Bond Pain
• July 2022
  • Strategic Benefits of Stress Testing in an Uncertain Economic Environment
• June 2022
  • Bond Pain and Perspective on Bank Valuations
• May 2022
  • Specialty Finance Acquisitions
• April 2022
  • Statutory Fair Value vs Fair Market Value (and Fair Value): Not So Subtle Differences
• March 2022
  • First Quarter 2022 Review: Volatility Resurfaces
• February 2022
  • Acquire or Be Acquired (AOBA) 2022: Review & Recap
• January 20212
  • Net Interest Margin Trends and Expectations

2021

• December 2021
  • Bank M&A 2022 | Gaining Altitude
• November 2021
  • Top Considerations for Acquirers When Evaluating a Potential Bank Acquisition
• October 2021
  • Value Drivers in Flux
• September 2021
  • Fairness Opinions – Evaluating a Buyer’s Shares from the Seller’s Perspective
• August 2021
  • 2021 Mid-Year Core Deposit Intangibles Update
• July 2021
  • Tangible Book Value Earn-Back | A Simplified Model
• June 2021
  • Community Bank Valuation | Financial Performance, Risk, and Growth
• May 2021
  • Not All MOEs Are Created Equal
• April 2021
  • Mercer Capital Presentations from AOBA 2021
• March 2021
  • One Year Later: An Update to Our Pandemic Credit Risk Analysis
• February 2021
  • Mortgage Banking Lagniappe (Part II)
• January 2021
  • Mortgage Banking Lagniappe

2020

• December 2020
  • 2021 M&A Outlook: Slow Transition to a Potentially Big Year
• November 2020
  • Four Reasons to Consider a Stock Repurchase Program
• October 2020
  • Low Rates and Tighter NIMs Spur Bank Interest In the Wealth Management Sector
• September 2020
  • Estate Planning When Bank Stocks Are Depressed
• August 2020
  • 2020 Mid-Year Core Deposit Intangibles Update
• July 2020
  • Stress Testing and Capital Planning for Banks and Credit Unions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• June 2020
  • Does Your Bank Need an Interim Impairment Test Due to the Economic Impact of COVID-19?
• May 2020
  • Top Three Valuation Considerations for Credit Unions When Contemplating a Bank Acquisition
• April 2020
  • Ernest Hemingway, Albert Camus, and Credit Risk Management
• March 2020
  • A Reshaping Landscape
• February 2020
  • Issues for Banks Executing a Hold Strategy in 2020
• January 2020
  • Community Bank Valuation (Part 5)- Valuing Controlling Interests

2019

• December 2019
  • Outlook for 2020: Good Fundamentals, Moderate Valuations but Limited EPS Growth
• November 2019
  • Community Bank Valuation (Part 4): Valuing Minority Interests
• October 2019
  • 2019 Core Deposit Intangibles Update
• September 2019
  • Community Bank Valuation (Part 3): Important Relationships Between a Bank and Its Holding Company
• August 2019
  • Community Bank Valuation (Part 2): Key Considerations in Analyzing the Financial Statements of a Bank
• July 2019
  • Bank M&A Mid-Year Update
• June 2019
  • Community Bank Valuation (Part 1): Financial Performance, Risk, and Growth
• May 2019
  • Net Interest Margin Trends and Expectations
• April 2019
  • The Importance of Fairness Opinions in Transactions
• March 2019
  • Scale for Another Reason
  • Fairness Considerations for Mergers of Equals
• February 2019
  • Takeaways from AOBA 2019
• January 2019
  • Credit Quality at a Crossroads

2018

• December 2018
  • 2019 Outlook: Gasping for Air Replaces 2018’s Rainbow Chasing
• November 2018
  • Noncompete Agreements for Section 280G Compliance
• October 2018
  • Views from the Road: What Do Community Banks, FinTech, and Buffalo Have in Common?
• September 2018
  • 2018 Core Deposit Intangibles Update
• August 2018
  • Beach Reading: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Qualified Business Income Deduction
• July 2018
  • M&A Update: Good Gets Better
• June 2018
  • Takeaways from the FinXTech Conference: The Rise of Bank and FinTech Partnerships
• May 2018
  • Purchase Accounting Considerations for Banks Acquiring Asset Managers
• April 2018
  • Spreadsheets Never Disappoint
• March 2018
  • Could Your Bank Benefit From a Third-Party Shareholder Survey? Hear Us Out…
• February 2018
  • 2018 Trends to Watch in the Banking Industry: Acquire or Be Acquired Conference Recap
• January 2018
  • It’s Tax Time: Implications of Tax Reform for Banks

2017

• December 2017
  • Fairness When the Price May Not Feel “Right”
• November 2017
  • The Importance of Size, Profitability, and Asset Quality in Valuation
• October 2017
  • Core Deposit Intangible Asset Values and Deposit Premiums Update
• September 2017
  • ASU 2016-01: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities: It’s Not CECL, But It Could Affect You
• August 2017
  • Emerging Community Bank M&A Trends in 2017
• July 2017
  • Fairness Opinions Do Not Address Regrets
• June 2017
  • Creating Value at Your Community Bank Through Developing a FinTech Framework
• April 2017
  • Is FinTech a Threat or an Opportunity?
• March 2017
  • Strategic Benefits of Stress Testing
• February 2017
  • 2016 and 2017: Buy the Rumor and Sell the News?
• January 2017
  • Are Robo-Advisors on Any Banker’s Wish List?

2016

• November 2016
  • Core Deposit Intangible Asset Values Remain Low
  • First NBC Provides a Bank Investing Primer
• October 2016
  • Tri-State Buys Aberdeen’s Domestic Fixed Income Business: A Pleasant October Surprise
• September 2016
  • Is Tangible Book Value per Share Dilution an Insurmountable Investor Fixation?
• August 2016
  • Fairness Considerations for Mergers of Equals
• July 2016
  • Are Market Conditions Driving More FinTech Partnerships and M&A?
  • Simmons First National Corporation Agrees to Acquire Citizens National Bank
• June 2016
  • A Watched Pot Never Boils: Still Waiting on Margin Relief
  • Yadkin Financial Corp. May Not Be a Slam Dunk
• May 2016
  • What’s Stopping Banks from Getting into Wealth Management and How to Overcome It
• April 2016
  • Can Getting into Wealth Management Save Community Banking?
• March 2016
  • Activist Investors, Optionality and Comerica
  • Preferences and FinTech Valuations
  • Community Bank Stress Testing Webinar Replay
• February 2016
  • 2015 Bank M&A Recap
  • Stress Testing for Banks with Energy Exposure
• January 2016
  • 2015: A Good Year for Banks

2015

• December 2015
  • Consider Adding Stress Testing to Your Community Bank’s New Year’s Resolution
• November 2015
  • Dissenting Shareholders and Bank Appraisals
• October 2015
  • Recent Trends in Agricultural Production Lending
• September 2015
  • August Market Performance & Augustus Caesar
• August 2015
  • Strategic Planning for Community Banks on the Mend
• July 2015
  • Small Bank Holding Companies: Regulatory Update & Key Considerations
• June 2015
  • Using Employee Stock Ownership Plans: Helping Community Banks with Strategic Issues
• May 2015
  • Community Bank Focus: How to Combat the Margin Blues?
• April 2015
  • Increasing the Capital Cap for Small Banks: Regulation A+
• March 2015
  • Bank M&A Review 2014 and Q1 2015
• February 2015
  • Recent Trends in the Fair Value of Community Bank Loan Portfolios
• January 2015
  • Fairness Opinions: Evaluating a Buyer’s Shares from the Seller’s Perspective

2014

• December 2014
  • Second Fairness Opinions
• November 2014
  • Return of the Large and Super Regional Buyers?
• October 2014
  • CFPB Sets the Stage for the Federalization of Auto Credit
• September 2014
  • Boston Private Bank & Trust Company Acquisition of Banyan Partners
• August 2014
  • Waiting on Margin Relief
• July 2014
  • Regulatory Landscape Overview from First Half of 2014
• June 2014
  • Complacent Investors May Need to Reassess the Earning Power of Some Acquirers
• May 2014
  • Is It Time for Banks to Rethink Insurance?
• April 2014
  • Banks Interested in Asset Managers and Trust Companies
• March 2014
  • Evaluating a Buyer’s Shares
• February 2014
  • Second Fairness Opinions
• January 2014
  • Year-End Market Recap: Winners and Lesser Winners

2013

• December 2013
  • Credit Marks on Acquired Loan Portfolios Trend Down During 2013
• November 2013
  • Share Repurchases
• October 2013
  • Loan Growth Resumes, But Remains Slow
• September 2013
  • 3 Ways a Loan Portfolio Valuation Is Helpful to the Acquirer

Regional Archives

Beginning with the September 2013 issue, Mercer Capital’s Bank Watch has been consolidated to provide insight into financial institution valuation issues from a national perspective. Click the maps below to access archives of the regional issues of Bank Watch.

Atlantic Coast

DE, FL, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV, and Washington, DC

Midwest

IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, NE, ND, OH, OK, SD, TX, WI

Northeast

CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT

Southeast

AL, AR, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN

West

AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY