Executives at small banks are wary about 2018 as concerns about lackluster loan demand, low yields and rising deposit prices abound.
The company agreed to pay $18 million for Atlantic Bancshares in a deal that will increase its operations along South Carolina's coast.
The company will pay $186 million for First Bank Lubbock in a deal that also includes mortgage unit PrimeWest Mortgage.
The company will also gain branches in northern Alabama when it buys Tennessee Bancshares.
A group has filed an application for form a bank in Birmingham, a city with a large pool of bankers and a steadily growing economy.
John Kimberly, who was CEO of a bank that CAB bought in 2014, is set to take the helm on Jan. 1.
The California company is set to pick up a dozen branches after it buys FNB for $315 million.
The $74 million acquisition will allow First Mid-Illinois to expands it operatations in the Champaign-Urbana region in Illinois.
The company has agreed to buy the operations of Veterans Mortgage in Salt Lake City.
The bank, which agreed to acquire Hibernia Bancorp for $28 million, will adopt the seller's name after completing the deal.
