georgia

Group files to open Atlanta-area bank

01/07/19

Organizers are planning to raise up to $25 million for Tandem Bank.

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To seal deal for State Bank, Cadence sweetens the pot

12/26/18

Cadence has upped the exchange ratio by 10%, a move made necessary by the 40% decline in its stock price since the deal was announced in May.

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Trio of Georgia banks plan ambitious merger

12/21/18

The combination of CCF Holding, Heritage Bancorp. and Providence Bank will create a $1 billion-asset institution. Veteran bank investor Kenneth Lehman will be its chairman.

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Colony enters western Ga. markets with LBC acquisition

12/18/18

Colony will also gain a loan production office in Atlanta when the transaction closes.

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Ameris lands its 'crown jewel' with deal for Fidelity Southern

12/17/18

Ameris has agreed to pay $751 million for Atlanta-based Fidelity; the combined company would have $16 billion in assets.

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Morris State expands in southeastern Ga. with FMB acquisition

12/13/18

Morris State will pay $24 million for the parent of Farmers & Merchants Bank.

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A bank deal two decades in the making

11/26/18

John Corbett has known the leaders of National Commerce since he helped launch CenterState in 1999. It’s a big reason CenterState is breaking from tradition to hire those executives once it buys the Alabama bank.

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CenterState to gain heft with purchase of National Commerce in Alabama

11/26/18

The Florida company will have more than $16 billion in assets, along with increased scale in Georgia, when it buys National Commerce.

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Atlantic Capital selling branches in north Georgia, Tennessee

11/14/18

The company is selling 14 branches, including several around Chattanooga, Tenn., and its mortgage business to FB Financial so it can focus on its Atlanta operations and national lending businesses.

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Fee income falls at SunTrust, but profits still soar

10/19/18

Strong net interest income and other factors made up for a drop in investment banking and other noninterest income at the Atlanta bank, which reported double-digit earnings growth.

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