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The Motley Fool April 13, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Commerce Bancorp: Growth at What Price? Commerce Bancorp delivers the goods in terms of growth, but the expense structure could be a problem in the future. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
The Business of Commerce Commerce Bancorp is a growth leader in banking, but expenses and returns will matter eventually. For now, this is an aggressive and sometimes controversial growth story.  |
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Michael Leibert |
No Snow Job in Buffalo M&T Bank eschews risky growth strategies yet delivers consistent results to investors.  |
The Motley Fool October 19, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann |
Commerce and Its Bank "Stores" If growth is important in your portfolio and you're also looking for some banking exposure, Commerce could be a good bet if it continues to grow at its historically impressive rates.  |
U.S. Banker October 2001 Jack Milligan |
He'll Take Manhattan Disdainful of his rivals, Vern Hill, CEO of New Jersey's Commerce Bancorp, is plunging into the New York City retail banking market. He is determined to beat the world's biggest banks in their own backyard, and then to move north to Boston...  |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Commerce Bancorp: Still Controversial Investors, it's not often that you see this much growth and controversy in a banking name, so it's likely to be a volatile name for some time to come.  |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Commerce Still Yields to the Rules Even if investors think Commerce Bancorp is changing the game, it's still affected by the same banking realities. For those who can look at higher-risk/higher-reward situations, this could be the sort of momentary stumble that lets you get in at a better (and safer) price.  |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2004 Alyce Lomax |
SunTrust's Southern Focus Investors shrug off SunTrust's first acquisition since the Wachovia jilting.  |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2007 Emil Lee |
What's in Store for Commerce Bancorp? Toronto-Dominion Bank buys Commerce Bancorp, scooping up their 444 branches with an average of $100 million in deposits per branch, as well as a company adept at growing and gathering deposits. Investors, take note.  |
Bank Systems & Technology March 29, 2006 Ivan Schneider |
Commerce Enhances the 'Convenience Experience' Commerce Bancorp's free offerings now run the gamut from coin counting to online wealth management.  |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Growth, at a Cost, for Commerce Bancorp Loan and deposit growth is torrid, but so is growth in expenses. Investors, take note.  |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2004 Nathan Parmelee |
Commerce: Bargain or Trap? Despite the fall in price due to the bond sales scandal, Commerce Bancorp is not yet a bargain.  |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Nathan Parmelee |
Keep an Eye on Commerce Commerce Bank is swirling in uncertainty, but its prospects for continued deposit growth are worth investors' attention.  |
Bank Systems & Technology June 16, 2008 Kristie Cattafi |
Commerce State Bank Moves to Metavante In an effort to meet its needs for growth, Commerce State Bank is converting its current core-processing platform to the Integrated Banking Solution from financial solutions provider Metavante.  |
BusinessWeek August 11, 2003 Amy Barrett |
Is This Banker Too Brazen? Commerce Bancorp's Vernon Hill has led a rapid expansion, but his style is raising a few eyebrows  |
U.S. Banker January 2009 Anthony Malakian |
America's Most Convenient Ad Campaign To ease its acquisition of Commerce Bancorp and not alienate Commerce customers, Toronto Dominion has adopted the slogan, "America's Most Convenient Bank," which was Commerce's slogan since 1996.  |
The Motley Fool April 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Commerce Still Builds for the Future Will rapid loan and deposit growth at the bank ultimately mean prosperity for shareholders?  |
U.S. Banker January 2003 John Engen |
The Caffeine In Commerce Commerce Bancorp CEO Vernon Hill is laughing his head off these days. why not? His bank is an investor's dream and a rival's nightmare. Welcome to the big apple.  |
U.S. Banker September 2004 John Engen |
Quid Pro Quo? Commerce Reeling From Charges in Bond Probe Vernon Hill and his Commerce Bancorp have taken the Northeast-and Wall Street-by storm, with a formula that emphasizes convenience, service and de novo branches. Now, it's his rivals' turn to gloat.  |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2007 Emil Lee |
Picking Bank Stocks That Could Pop: Part 2 Here, the bank-stock expert Douglas Hughes continues to provide advice on picking winning investments.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
BankAtlantic Trying to Buy Growth Marketing and service initiatives are pushing up costs in a bid to gain deposits. All in all, this is a company (and a stock) that is going to require some faith and some patience.  |
U.S. Banker December 2001 John Hackett |
Branches -- Hot New Delivery Channel With banks in a struggle for customers, branches have become in-the-field artillery. After years of fiddling with newfangled delivery channels, bankers across the nation are rediscovering that branches can be their most powerful weapons...  |
Bank Systems & Technology November 1, 2006 Phil Britt |
Study: Channel Preference Is Age-Dependent Though financial services customers as a whole prefer branch banking, there are clear differences in customers' channel preferences based on age, according to a recent American Bankers Association (Washington, D.C.) survey of 1,000 consumers.  |
Fast Company May 2002 Chuck Salter |
Customer Service: Commerce Bank Commerce Bank is one of America's best-performing financial institutions, with a stock that grew more than 2,000% in 10 years. It is also America's most convenient bank, with a fanatical commitment to "wowing" its customers...  |
Chemistry World November 29, 2007 Ned Stafford |
Max Planck Goes to Florida Germany's Max Planck Society announced that it will establish its first institute in the US, a bio-imaging center at Florida Atlantic University in Palm Beach County.  |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer |
When Growth Isn't Good Perusing past SEC filings for now closed Bank of Florida, one can see how perfect it is as an example of how to blow up a bank.  |
Bank Systems & Technology September 26, 2004 Katherine Burger |
My Kind of Town In a booming town that is already very heavily "banked" (in party-hearty Hoboken, probably only bars and pizza joints outnumber ATMs and branches in terms of locations), it will be interesting to track Commerce's progress.  |
Bank Technology News August 2006 |
Branches Take Center Stage: Invest or Fall Behind Branches are a top priority among chief executives who see them as the nucleus of their retail banking franchises. But not all chief executives have been as quick to rethink, retool and reinvigorate their branches as their more aggressive peers.  |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
M&T Bank Waits for Help While one can appreciate the virtues of M&T as a well-run bank and a less volatile investment option, it's not a particularly striking value today.  |
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
U.S. Bancorp: Cheap Can Be Beautiful Here is a soundly run bank that deserves more than a passing glance from conservative and income-oriented investors.  |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique |
BankAtlantic Bancorp's Successive Losses Make it a Bad Buy Though its metrics improve, the bank still has a long way to go.  |
Bank Systems & Technology August 5, 2004 Vicki Gerson |
Online Bill Pay Adds to the Bottom Line Commerce Bancorp looked to Corillian to develop an online bill payment system into a profitable endeavor that improves customer satisfaction.  |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann |
Further Savings for Regions Financial Regions Financial continues to wring savings from a recent merger. Investors, take note.  |
Bank Technology News March 2008 Michael Dumiak |
Commerce Is Finding Middle Ground Commerce Bank is turning its attention to technology with impressive results: its robust, off-the-shelf, Corillian-CheckFree-Fiserv free on-line banking channel for small business is signing up customers at a rapid clip.  |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Playing the World Through Citigroup Though not a hyper-growth story, Citigroup remains an attractive option for investors.  |
U.S. Banker September 2001 John Hackett |
BB&T Expands Presence in State of Georgia The Winston-Salem based company acquires a high-earning bank in Atlanta's metropolitan area...  |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Michael Leibert |
Florida Sun Shines on Colonial Colonial BancGroup has an attractive franchise, but the shares are no bargain.  |
Bank Systems & Technology May 1, 2006 Phil Britt |
Don't Shutter the Branch Yet Despite all the attention given to online banking and self-service, for now, branches remain a strong component of banks' channel strategies, evidence suggests.  |
U.S. Banker January 2011 Marian Raab |
Why TD Ended Free-For-All Service TD Bank, which bills itself as America s Most Convenient Bank, just became a little less convenient-at least for noncustomers.  |
Bank Systems & Technology March 11, 2004 Vicki Gerson |
Commerce Bank Goes on the Offensive To Fight Attrition Gains ammunition from Harte-Hanks' DDB to stave off customer defections.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Comerica: Keep Up or Cash Out If management can't improve performance, a sale might be a rational exit. Even with exceptionally modest growth estimates, the shares look undervalued.  |
Bank Technology News March 2006 Sally Law |
De Novo Branching: Banks Turn Into Location Scouts When establishing new locations for branches or banking centers, are banks better off crunching data, or simply keeping an eye out for high-growth regions?  |
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann |
National City's Many Moves The regional bank reports a complicated third quarter, decent results, and improving growth prospects. Investors, take note.  |
U.S. Banker October 2003 Lee Conrad |
Roessler's Out, Stock Surges At National Commerce But does the future hold renewed focus or a sale?  |
U.S. Banker November 2001 Mark Bruno |
First State Bank of Michigan Taps Horizon USA First State Bank signed a deal with Horizon USA, a Houston-based advertising and marketing firm, which designed 10 online banking kiosks, located in 10 of the bank's branch lobbies...  |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2006 Matt Valley |
Calculated Risk: Land Banking Filters into Sunshine State The sky-high prices at which shopping centers are trading hands today are leading some private equity players to greener pastures in Florida.  |
U.S. Banker February 2010 John Engen |
Florida's Long Road to Recovery The Sunshine State was battered by the real estate bust, causing a wave of bank failures. The upheaval is reshaping the banking landscape as more regionals move in, but they ll need patience because conditions are likely to get worse before they get better.  |
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann |
A Golden Opportunity for Wachovia Will its far-reaching services help the bank keep rewarding investors?  |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique |
Can We Bank on American Banks? Is the grass really greener here?  |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Commerce Bancorp Confounds This bank is clearly committed to doing business differently, and that's a definite case of good news, bad news for investors.  |