James W. Stevens, a co-leader of Troutman Pepper Locke’s Financial Services Practice Group, was quoted in the September 25, 2026, Reuters article, “US Fed Plans to Raise Bank Oversight Thresholds, Sources Say.”

  • “We would expect this to unlock M&A activity among mid-cap and regional banks that have been in a holding pattern,” said James ⁠Stevens, partner at law firm Troutman Pepper Locke, adding bank boards would be able to assess deals on merit “rather than on the regulatory math.”
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