PNC Financial Services Group Inc. of Pittsburgh closed its deal Friday to buy Mercantile Bankshares Corp. of Baltimore for $6 billion.
The deal gives the $102 billion-asset PNC its first branches in Baltimore and extends its branch networks in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and the Washington area.
The addition of the $17.7 billion-asset Mercantile's 240 branches gives PNC a total of 1,092. PNC plans to convert the systems and branches of Mercantile's community banks in the third quarter.
Leaders at financial institutions said borrower demand should pick back up, if slowly, following Tuesday's vote.
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren and John Hickenlooper say recent data suggests there is "no need for restrictive interest rates" and easier monetary policy is necessary to lower housing costs.
Multiple lenders filled leadership roles across the country, including National Bankshares in Virginia, while Peoples Financial in Pennsylvania said its CEO would step down.
