B of A - LaSalle acquisition closed: net loss of jobs, but a gain for CRE?
Bank of America has completed its acquisition of LaSalle Bank, and the stories in the news all report that thousands will lose their jobs as a result. That comes, of course, as no surprise at all.
It looks like one good thing may come out of this for the dirt folks: B of A is moving its commercial real estate operations to Chicago, and I applaud them for doing that. There are some super pros at LaSalle and having this at least cushions a major blow to our banking business somewhat. I'll be interested in hearing from borrowers how dealing with the B of A unit will be compared to how things are today.
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