An $378 million agreement to buy Farmers Capital will allow the West Virginia company to bridge a gap between Louisville, Ky., and Huntington, W.Va.
The Arkansas company's revenue increased largely due to its 2017 purchase of Stonegate Bank.
Spread income offset higher expenses during the first quarter at the Maryland bank.
Sussex Bank, which recently completed its first whole-bank acquisition, is rebranding itself as SB One Bank.
BancorpSouth, which had two prior deals delayed over BSA and CRA issues, has agreed to buy a bank in the Houston area.
The company will merge with Kentucky Federal Savings and Loan by the end of this year.
Premier Financial agreed to buy First Bank of Charleston for $33 million.
Online banks have good reason for wanting regulators to update the 41-year-old Community Reinvestment Act.
Organizers of Studio Bank in Nashville have raised more than $40 million, satisfying the minimum amount set by regulators.
Organizers of CommerceOne Bank in Birmingham must raise at least $30 million before opening.