This book studies the performance of U.S. bank minority acquisition in the period of the financial crisis. The sample is composed of 46 U.S. banks; these banks partook in 41 minority acquisition transactions in the period of study. A univariate analysis is used to analyse their performance. The results show that interest margin is the main driver of pre - and post - acquisition profitability. the results also indicated that with the use of minority acquisitions, it was possible for banks to change to a more aggressive pricing strategy without adversely affecting the bottom line.