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Is 2016 the year for bank M&A?

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Bank Director’s 2016 Bank M&A Survey , sponsored by Crowe Horwath, was recently released and offers insight on current M&A trends in the banking industry. Here are several other highlights from Bank Director’s 2016 Bank M&A Survey: • Only 8 percent of respondents feel the current environment is less favorable for M&A.

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Hosted vs. On-Premise Solutions for Financial Institutions

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One challenge at a lot of banks and credit unions, however, is that a substantial chunk of the IT budget is tied up in technology infrastructure and maintenance and therefore, cannot be used for those new initiatives. Credit Risk Regulation. Financial Cybersecurity. Dollars for innovation tied up in IT infrastructure.