Community banking

Why Synovus is betting big on Florida — again

07/24/18

Florida created headaches for the Georgia company during the financial crisis. Increased discipline, and wholesale changes to banking, make the $3 billion purchase of FCB Financial less risky, CEO Kessel Stelling says.

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First Bancshares makes bigger Fla. commitment with FMB purchase

07/24/18

The Mississippi company will also gain its first branches in southern Georgia as part of the $80 million deal.

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Veritex to buy Green Bancorp in Houston for $1 billion

07/24/18

Green's sale follows a dedicated effort by its management team to purge its energy porfolio.

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Synovus returns to large-scale M&A with FCB acquisition

07/24/18

The $2.9 billion deal is the Georgia company's first traditional whole-bank acquisition since 2006. It is also the year's second-biggest bank acquisition.

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To find a buyer, this bank had to give up pot

07/23/18

First Green Bank in Florida had to stop holding deposits for licensed marijuana sellers as a condition of making a deal.

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Bank of Hawaii's profits climb 22% on surge in consumer lending

07/23/18

Loan growth, fueled by increased tourism spending, more than offset a sharp drop in fee income at the Honolulu company.

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CFPB orders TCF to refund consumers for overdraft charges

07/20/18

The bank also agreed to pay a $5 million fine to settle allegations that it overcharged consumers between 2010 and 2013.

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Spirit of Texas snags deposit-rich target in latest acquisition

07/20/18

Spirit of Texas Bancshares has agreed to buy Comanche National. This would be Spirit's first acquisition since going public earlier this year.

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Tapping the market: Why this bank helped brew a craft beer

07/20/18

Avidia Bank in Massachusetts collaborated with Exhibit 'A' Brewing to produce and sell an IPA as part of a plan to boost marketing to small businesses and millennials.

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This small-bank deal is all about Pittsburgh

07/19/18

Brentwood Bank’s purchase of Union Building and Loan would give it a larger presence around the Steel City.

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