It is Friday 13th – and luckily we’ve made it to the end of another busy week. In case you missed all that Twitter activity (especially with #CUNAGAC), here’s this week’s recap from my Twitter feed:
Trending
On bank branches: “The CEO of Blockbuster thought the company was doing fantastic in 2004” http://t.co/ni5ZJPbtz6 pic.twitter.com/WKGpIOL51n
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) March 13, 2015
Mergers, Acquisition – Expansion, Consolidation
- McKenzie Banking to buy Farmers Bank in Woodland Mills, TN according to @AmerBanker
- First Niagara Bank could become an acquisition target http://bit.ly/1GqWbHA
- R.I.A. Federal Credit Union celebrates opening of their new branch and Corporate Center in Bettendorf, IA http://bit.ly/1GB1Rlz
- In NJ, Sturdy Savings Bank acquires seven former Sun National Bank branches http://bit.ly/1CZDtJp
- Santander Bank will close Chilmark branch on Martha’s Vineyard, sell building http://bit.ly/1MpEHPG
- Citizens Bancorp (Citizens Bank of Lafayette)-Tracorp, Inc. (Traders Bank) merger completed http://bit.ly/1BmnRO6
- $425 million Bay Area bank deal between Bridge Bank and Western Alliance Bancorporation fuels hot merger market http://bit.ly/1C3Z57C
- Houston’s Green Bank in acquisition mode, aims to double size in 3 years http://bit.ly/198nhZY
- United Federal Credit Union groundbreaking on 6,400 sq ft banking center in Reno, NV set for next week http://on.rgj.com/1NAd5ZG
- Dubuque, IA-based DuTrac to merge with Clinton-based Chemical Credit Union http://bit.ly/1E12oHC
- 2 Triangle entrepreneurs build new, expanded Yadkin Bank in Raleigh, NC http://bit.ly/1EuXTdJ
- Pacific Continental closes acquisition of Capital Pacific Bank http://bit.ly/1BYshLI
- In Ohio, First Citizens Banc Corp (parent of Civista Bank) completes acquisition of TCNB Financial Corp. http://prn.to/1Aao2bc
Branch Evolution
- The ripple effect: shifting bank branch strategies impact property owners, investors http://bit.ly/1Ahm7l0
- Follow up to yesterday’s story re: new @umpquabank branch in Portland http://bit.ly/19bxxka
- The death of the bank drive-thru? Pneumatic tubes dwindling in digital N.J. http://bit.ly/1Fakkno
- In the UK, new challenger business bank without branches to launch http://bit.ly/1x9YIRe
- New @umpquabank branch in Portland is the latest in its quirky approach to consumer banking http://bit.ly/1E8sVFF
- The bank branches that do survive “will do different things and with fewer employees” http://bit.ly/1EuXyHN
Marketing & Branding
- PA’s S&T Bank unveils updated #brand to strengthen customer-centric mission http://prn.to/1FfG1mg see :60 spot here http://bit.ly/1HR59iu
- Look at how CO’s @efirstbank woos #Millennials w/social media promo http://bit.ly/1Fi5tYm more from @AmerBanker http://bit.ly/1x0VJQQ
- Don’t miss @jrwlay‘s case for the $1M website http://bit.ly/1b1FIjr #mustread
- It sounds like Tampa Bay bankers are still in a bit of denial about how Millennials are banking http://bit.ly/1E9QmhM
- WI’s CitizensFirst, Lakeview and Best Advantage credit unions unveiled their new name: Verve http://oshko.sh/1wVR4PX
- What the Pending Demise of Google+ Means for PR and Marketing http://bit.ly/1BYwdvN RT @B2Community
- Attn: Bank & CU marketers: personalization “shown to drive higher levels of customer engagement” http://bit.ly/1JV8OAA via @FinancialBrand
- Take a look at @KateFeather‘s “3 Moments That Can Make or Break a Banking Customer Experience” http://bit.ly/1AVmGjC Agree?
Mobile & Digital Transformation
- How #ApplePay will impact Canada’s banking industry http://bit.ly/1EG7kHf via @techvibes
- Though many banks rushed apps to market, USAA exec is confident #ApplePay will be “very secure” long term. http://bit.ly/1B3RK0F MT @adage
- FYI: @TIME on @Starbucks (http://ti.me/1DIzJZg ) & Microsoft’s Kevin Johnson as new COO to lead mobile payments push http://bit.ly/1b1LjWX
- Mobile reaches near parity with desktops for online commerce in the U.K. http://bit.ly/1Ebb0hj
- The Best and Worst Credit Union Apps from @USNewsMoney http://bit.ly/1NJ0i76 5 CUs tie for first place.
- #ApplePay has come under scrutiny because of apparent credit card fraud http://bit.ly/1F6zn1s sources say a fix is in the works!
- By 2018, there will be 8.2 billion handheld mobile-ready devices http://onforb.es/1Bsabjh
- At @USAA, banking app taps facial recognition feature http://bit.ly/1woE4ls
Industry News
The @FinancialBrand‘s @JimMarous interviewed @rshevlin about his new book “Smarter Bank” http://t.co/mH4WqVE1M5 pic.twitter.com/AyzlGwH78D
— Jim Perry (@mi_jim) March 9, 2015
- Miss all those @CUNA #GACselfies? Thankfully, @CUinsight uses @instagram: http://bit.ly/1DeqlA1 #CUNAGAC
- U.S. banks pass stress tests, some with an asterisk http://nyti.ms/1Fe5QCY via @nytimes
- Jury orders PNC Bank to pay $391M in funeral scam case involving bank that National City acquired in 2005 http://reut.rs/187FRQO
- UBS AG has poached a U.S. team of some 15 oil and gas investment bankers from Bank of Montreal (BMO) http://bit.ly/1Ezn3rF
- Shout out to @SummitDoMore‘s Kim Sponem named to Chicago Fed panel http://bit.ly/1F6xWQO
- FBI investigating alleged ISIS hacking of Butte, MT credit union website http://bit.ly/1AcWAtg
- Cyber war: @TheNCUA is the only federal banking regulator that does not have the power to examine third-party vendors http://reut.rs/185jtaJ
- Shout out to @mi_sullivan, speaking at @ohiobankers on “The Future of Small Town Banking: Three Steps to Renewed Success”
That’s all for this week. Please share this with your colleagues. If we missed an important story, drop me a note.