NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases the 3Q18 U.S. Bank Compendium analyzing the results of U.S. banks with KBRA long-term ratings. In this issue, KBRA provides an update on bank mergers and acquisitions (M&A) including the rating implications of the various transactions, which generally have been stable to positive to date. We discuss the market environment—a catalyst for opportunity despite recent market pressure, and the key driving forces of M&A, inclu