A total of 86 publicly traded companies approved new repurchase plans so far this year. That’s nearly twice as many as all of 2017.

The holidays must be coming soon because BIC is working on its annual ranking of top bank advisors.

“It’s not about us getting to them. It’s about them getting to us,” Daniel Darst, chief marketing officer for People’s United Bank, said of client marketing.

The investment bank agreed to buy Business Bancshares in St. Louis.

Short sellers tend to go against the tide, making investments based on a belief that a stock is going to tank. These 10 banks have drawn the greatest amount of short-interest activity recently.

More than a decade ago, bankers fought Walmart tooth and nail as it made forays into banking. But with Amazon making more moves into financial services, the reaction is very different.

The Chicago-based community bank is the second bank this year to move its business from Invest Financial.

Central Valley Community Bank of Fresno, California, will look to Raymond James to help it expand its client investment offerings.

“We’ve been very focused on opening every drawer and turning over every rock in the company,” CEO Tim Sloan said.

“You can’t serve the public if your employees are shellshocked,” said one top banker, comments echoed by other institutions dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.