Kalispell, Mont.-based Glacier Bancorp Inc. has agreed to acquire
AssetMark Financial Holdings Inc. will acquire OBS Financial Services Inc. through its unit, AssetMark Financial Inc., in an all-cash deal
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC settled charges of race- and gender-based discrimination
Additionally, Bank of America Corp. will pay $4.2 million in back wages and interest as part of a settlement
Dallas-based Comerica Bank issued a statement in relation to an alleged brand infringement
Delaware Chancery Judge Andre Bouchard ruled that BGC Partners Inc. directors will need to face lawsuits
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is seeking legal intervention against its former brokers, Gary Burwick and Marc Engelman, to keep them from contacting their former clients, AdvisorHub reports. Morgan Stanley claims that the brokers have been soliciting
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Northbrook, Ill.-based SBB Research Group LLC and its CEO Samuel Barnett and COO Matthew Aven with alleged fraud
Blockchain software company Block.one agreed to pay $24 million in civil monetary penalty to settle the SEC's charges that it conducted an unregistered initial coin offering
Republican House representatives urged Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathleen Kraninger to continue to allow certain insured depository institutions to estimate third-party fees and exchange rates
House Democrats have floated a proposal that would have the Financial Stability Oversight Council designate Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud as systematically important financial market utilities
In other parts of the world
Asia-Pacific: Paypal enters China payments market; Westpac mulls life insurance exit
Europe: Credit Suisse COO quits over spying; stricter rules for UK funds; Luminor sale
Middle East & Africa: Fitch cuts Saudi Arabia's rating; Nigerian banks miss deadline to boost lending
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Q3 brings jump in bank deals in Texas : M&A activity in the community bank space ramped up in Texas in the third quarter, with nine bank or thrift deals with a Texas-based target announced through Sept. 23, up from seven in the first half of 2019. In 2018, 22 whole-company or minority deals were announced.
Bank of America, US Bancorp gain mortgage market share with digital offerings : The largest U.S. mortgage originators lost ground last year, but some lenders that have touted new digital platforms maintained or increased market share.
The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a higher opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Nikkei 225 lifted 0.59% to 21,885.24.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 fell 0.40% to 7,378.59, and the Euronext 100 was down 0.15% to 1,097.49.
On the macro front
The Redbook Index for retail sales, the Purchasing Managers' Manufacturing Index, Institute For Supply Management manufacturing index and the construction spending report are due out today.
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