FDIC Provides Some Clarity on Brokered Deposits

02.15.21

The FDIC recently issued its new final rule on the definition of “deposit broker” and “brokered deposit”. With PPP and other issues facing banks, it’s easy enough to not pay attention to this rule. The final rule will take effect on April 1, 2021, with some delayed compliance permitted to January 1, 2022.

A Merger Of Equals Can Be A Helpful Bank Merger Structure Under The Right Circumstances

11.28.18

Why should we care about a MOE? Because, under the right circumstances, which admittedly do not occur very often, a MOE can be beneficial to both parties and permit a transaction to go forward where neither party sees itself as the seller.