While the Federal Reserve and other regulatory bodiesaren’t allowing any more mega bank mergers for now, the nation’s largest banks got to where they are by combining. In fact, assets are more concentrated now at the nation’s largest banks than they were before the financial crisis.
Acquisitions can bolster productivity, assets and revenues, but they can also create challenges as companies seek to avoid redundancy in operations and services, or if business slows. Moreover, growth that lags a company’s infrastructure can lead to deep-rooted, long-term problems.
