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Big Bank Bids Headed For Hill Hearings?

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Tech mergers have been in the crosshairs for lawmaker scrutiny – particularly over antitrust concerns. billion proposed merger between PNC and BBVA’s U.S. Separately, Senator Elizabeth Warren last month wrote a letter to the Department of Justice urging an examination and strengthening of bank merger review guidelines.

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Banks, Build Vs Buy And The Great Digital Shift

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As noted in this space , the entity fashioned by the merger would take its place as the fifth largest retail bank in the country, and with a presence that spans 24 states, and with a combined asset base of about $560 billion. And, generally speaking, the strategy that exists in M&A boils down to a binary choice: build vs. buy.

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Transcript: Rick Rieder

Barry Ritholtz

In fact, I was going to be a strategist, financial analyst to work for a bank and write research reports. RITHOLTZ: Was this a distressed acquisition or — RIEDER: It was. And they took two of us, and I’m not sure how I made it through the strainer. He helps to oversee $2.5 trillion in various investments.