In this segment of The Motley Fool's everything-financials show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss the recent announcement of PacWest Bancorp's (NASDAQ:PACW) intention to buy CapitalSource (NYSE: CSE).

David tells investors why this merger makes a lot of sense on paper but may not be a signal that the bank-M&A floodgates are set to open.

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