small banks

Moody’s, the well-known credit rating organization, downgraded the ratings of 10 U.S. small and mid-sized banks by one notch late Monday, sending shockwaves across a sector still reeling from the collapse of regional banks in March. The banks affected by the downgrades includes M&T Bank...

Deep Value Investor Tim Melvin says that price and relationship to value is the most important thing to consider when investing in small banks. Melvin is a Marketfy Maven and the author of the Tim Melvin Deep Value Letter. He recently joined Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep to offer some advice...

Nate Tobik likes to think small -- when it comes to banks. “I like the regional banks over the large banks,” he said. Tobik is an investor and the founder of CompleteBankData.com. He recently joined Benzinga’s #PreMarket Prep to talk about why he thinks there is more...

The banking industry avoided the attention of activists, for the most part, as the industry was still recovering from the financial crisis and the regulatory outlook was very uncertain. Buyers were unwilling to step up to the plate, absent some clarity of what the future would like from a...

Rod Steiger, President and CEO of Wayne Savings Bank in Wooster, Ohio, announced that he will be retiring at the end of the year. He is also resigning from the board of directors at that time. In the press release announcing the move, Mr. Steiger said, “After a long and rewarding career in banking...

Small bank stocks are positioned to be one of the greatest investment opportunities for long-term investors in decades. The stocks of these little banks are still very cheap, after the credit and financial crisis that started in 2007 and the regulatory and economic conditions almost forced many of...

In the last week of January, one of the most important investment conferences of the year was held in Phoenix, but no one covered it and most investors do not even know it happened. Bank Director, a publication and website for bank officers and directors put on a conference titled 'Acquire or...

In his 2010 book, Bye Bye Banks, 50 year industry veteran Robert H. Smith outlines the obstacles and issues facing the bank industry today. Smith points out that it is the small banks that are disappearing from the financial landscape either via failure or merger, and sees a long list of...