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Small Banks Size Up Merger Deals

Rising regulation costs spur unions with big peers.Rising costs from all the new regulations are spurring smaller institutions to pursue unions with bigger banks.

By Richard Clough February 20, 2012 midnight   $$ Share
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L.A.’s Women in Finance

Special Report: WHO’S WHO IN BANKING & FINANCE

Business Journal turns the spotlight on 10 local women executives who shine in the financial industry.

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Navigating Directions at East West Bank

Special Report: WHO’S WHO IN BANKING & FINANCE

Business Journal turns the spotlight on 10 local women executives who shine in the financial industry.

‘Sneak Peek’ at the Future

Special Report: WHO’S WHO IN BANKING & FINANCE

Business Journal turns the spotlight on 10 local women executives who shine in the financial industry.

Private Equity Pioneer

Special Report: WHO’S WHO IN BANKING & FINANCE

Business Journal turns the spotlight on 10 local women executives who shine in the financial industry.

Combination of Skills

Special Report: WHO’S WHO IN BANKING & FINANCE

Business Journal turns the spotlight on 10 local women executives who shine in the financial industry.

‘Raised in the Business’

Special Report: WHO’S WHO IN BANKING & FINANCE

Business Journal turns the spotlight on 10 local women executives who shine in the financial industry.

Finding Fulfillment

Special Report: WHO’S WHO IN BANKING & FINANCE

Business Journal turns the spotlight on 10 local women executives who shine in the financial industry.

‘All Sales, All the Time’

Special Report: WHO’S WHO IN BANKING & FINANCE

Business Journal turns the spotlight on 10 local women executives who shine in the financial industry.

‘Pretty Intense Work’

Special Report: WHO’S WHO IN BANKING & FINANCE

Business Journal turns the spotlight on 10 local women executives who shine in the financial industry.

Chinese Connection

Special Report: WHO’S WHO IN BANKING & FINANCE

Business Journal turns the spotlight on 10 local women executives who shine in the financial industry.

The Week’s Big Movers

The Business Journal’s index of largest local public companies gained slightly for the week, ahead a long holiday weekend, as investors awaited a decision on Greece's bailout plan.

WikiPay to Merge with WikiLoan

Los Angeles peer-to-peer lender WikiLoan Inc. has signed the final merger agreement to acquire WikiPay Inc. and two overseas subsidiaries in a preferred stock deal.

LAEDC Forecast Still Sees Slow Recovery

L.A. County’s economy will continue its slow climb from the recession this year, with the unemployment rate dropping to 11.5 percent, according to a forecast by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.

Local SEC Head to Retire

Rosalind Ramsey Tyson, director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Los Angeles Regional Office, will retire at the end of March after 30 years with the regulatory agency.