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by Wes Scott and Richard Hills As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bank merger activity in 2020 was down substantially from the previous year. However, a significant change of course is expected in 2021 and 2022 based upon the general health and capital ...Read More

The 2021 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature ended its 30th and final legislative day at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, ending one of the more unusual sessions in recent memory. In typical fashion, the last legislative day was full of high drama in both ...Read More

MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 30, 2021 — In somewhat of a surprising move, the Alabama Legislature had little-to-no controversies on the House and Senate floors this week.  While that was certainly a good thing, especially for the banking industry, it means a litany of controversial ...Read More

MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 23, 2021 — The 2021 Regular Session is officially drawing to a close now that the Alabama Legislature has completed 25 of the session’s 30 legislative days. Since it takes a minimum of five legislative days for a bill to become ...Read More

The Legislature met for three legislative days this week and have now completed 21 legislative days since the start of the 2021 Regular Session on Feb. 2.  This week saw debate on a variety of controversial topics, including medical marijuana, lottery and gaming, pistol ...Read More

MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 2, 2021 — The Alabama Legislature returned this week from its planned spring break period ready to begin the second half of the 2021 Regular Session. Representatives and senators met in chambers for two legislative days and have now completed 18 ...Read More

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 19, 2021 — Week 7 of the 2021 Regular Session saw some of the lengthiest floor debate of the session so far, particularly in the House of Representatives.  On Tuesday, representatives debated what they termed an “agency calendar.”  Designed to help public ...Read More