Strategic Positioning: M&A`s New Frontier

With deposit growth hitting rock bottom, banks of all stripes are facing a funding crisis. Here’s what directors need to know about ferreting out alternative sources for bank funds.

A little bank in Kansas has grown into one of industry’s movers and shakers. Gold Banc has set its sights on expansion and doesn’t want to play by anybody else’s rules.

A spate of corporate accounting scandals has renewed interest in the role of the board’s audit committee, and members are now held to higher standards for independence and accountability. For banks, though, it’s a little like preaching to the choir.