Fitch maintains strong ratings on Regions Financial debt Aug 16, 2006
"While this proposed deal will be (Regions Financial's) largest to date," the statement says, "RF displayed sound integration capabilities in previous acquisitions, including its 2004 purchase of Union Planters Corporation.". Details of the ratings are available at the agency's Web site. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Full story..... Aug 12, 2005
Union Planters Corporation and Regions merged in July 2004. The conversion of more than 200 bank branches located in Mississippi and Alabama, western Tennessee and the greater Memphis area is the second since the banks merged. (Daily Times Leader)
Local bank and Regions Bank to merge Feb 11, 2004
" Terms of the agreement call for the formation of a new holding company named Regions Financial Corporation. In the transaction, each share of Union Planters common stock will be converted into one share of the new company stock and each share of Regions common stock will be converted into 1.2346 shares of the new company common stock. The transaction is expected to close in mid 2004, subject to customary regulatory and shareholder approvals.As part of the transaction, the new company... (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)
Genpass Launches New Network Union Planters Joins MoneyPass Nov 17, 2003
IRVING, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/17/2003 -- Genpass, Inc., manager of the MoneyMaker and MONEY BELT EFT networks and the second largest ATM driver in the U.S., today announced the creation of a surcharge-free network -- MoneyPass -- and the signing of Union Planters Corporation as a charter participant in that network. "MoneyPass is an exciting, unique network designed to bring value to our customers and their cardholders, as well as ATM owners, and we are proud to have Union Planters as a...... (press release)
