<description>&lt;p&gt;At the midpoint of the year, what’s the M&amp;A outlook like for community banks? On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, ABA Banking Journal Contributing Editor Paul Davis discusses what he’s seeing with mergers and acquisitions and what to expect for the remainder of 2024.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Davis, the founder of &lt;a href= "https://www.thebankslate.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;the Bank Slate&lt;/a&gt; newsletter, also discusses what he’s hearing from banks about succession planning and talent and talks about budget forecasting, an area the &lt;a href= "https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PNDFSJC" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Bank Slate is surveying bankers on&lt;/a&gt; for 2025.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

ABA Banking Journal Podcast

American Bankers Association

M&A outlook with Paul Davis

JUL 18, 202414 MIN
ABA Banking Journal Podcast

M&A outlook with Paul Davis

JUL 18, 202414 MIN

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At the midpoint of the year, what’s the M&A outlook like for community banks? On the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, ABA Banking Journal Contributing Editor Paul Davis discusses what he’s seeing with mergers and acquisitions and what to expect for the remainder of 2024.

Davis, the founder of the Bank Slate newsletter, also discusses what he’s hearing from banks about succession planning and talent and talks about budget forecasting, an area the Bank Slate is surveying bankers on for 2025.