Driven by a Need for Scale, Banks Focus on Balance Sheet Growth in an Improved M&A Climate, Bank Director Survey Finds FORTY-SIX PERCENT OF BANK EXECUTIVES AND DIRECTORS ALSO EXPRESS CONCERNS OVER LOAN QUALITY WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Nov. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Is the pressure on for small banks to get bigger? Sixty-seven percent of executives and board members responding to Bank Director's 2016 Bank M&A Survey see a need to gain more scale to survive in a highly competitive industry. Sixty-two percent of these respondents also see a more favorable climate for bank deals, hinting at a more...