Capital

Eagle Bancorp Montana to buy Ruby Valley Bank

09/06/17

The acquisition will allow Eagle to expand into southwestern Montana.

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FS Bancorp in Wash. plans to raise $20 million

09/05/17

The company said it could use the proceeds to fund acquisitions and to make more loans.

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B of A’s biggest shareholder is now Warren Buffett

08/29/17

His Berkshire Hathaway exercised 6-year-old warrants to buy 700 million shares at an $11.5 billion discount.

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Simmons buys struggling Arkansas bank after bidding process

08/29/17

Heartland Bank had been operating under a regulatory order from the Fed since December.

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A banker’s view of the Puerto Rican debt crisis

08/29/17

In the coming year, bankers in Puerto Rico will need to keep an eye on how steep cuts in government spending will affect the island’s consumers, says José Rafael Fernández, CEO of OFG Bancorp.

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Former Avenue bankers look to form bank in Tennessee

08/28/17

Studio Bank aims to become the first de novo in Nashville in nearly a decade.

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Well-known investor to buy majority state in Affinity Bank parent

08/25/17

Former lawyer Kenneth Lehman will pay at least $10 million for a controlling stake in ABB Financial in Atlanta.

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Home Bancorp in Louisiana to buy St. Martin Bancshares

08/24/17

Home will add 12 branches and nearly $600 million in assets when it completes the acquisition.

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Regulators extend capital compliance deadlines

08/23/17

In anticipation of future changes, bank regulators will allow all but the largest banks to avoid a planned phase-in of 2013 capital rules.

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Washington quagmire spurs more banks to consider selling

08/21/17

Post-election euphoria tamped down M&A talk as bankers were hopeful that reform would justify staying independent. But there are signs bankers are getting restless.

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