Growth strategies

BankFirst in Miss. raises $16M through private placement

01/19/18

The company sold common stock to employees, existing shareholders and new investors.

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CNB Bank Shares adds scale in central Illinois with Jacksonville Savings deal

01/18/18

The company will pay $62 million in cash for a bank with four branches and $337 million in assets.

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Bank of the Ozarks defends its aggressive CRE strategy — again

01/18/18

The Arkansas company has spent two years trying to reassure nervous investors and analysts that it can rapidly book real estate loans using conservative practices.

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Tax cuts to fuel much-needed tech upgrades at large banks

01/17/18

Executives at U.S. Bancorp and Bank of America plan to use their tax savings to ramp up spending on new technology to stay competitive — but they sought to reassure investors that they would not abandon cost control.

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Liberty Bancorp to buy Lawson Financial in Missouri

01/17/18

Liberty will add a branch in Kansas City, Mo., along with three locations in nearby communities.

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HomeStreet in Seattle to face proxy battle from big investor

01/17/18

Blue Lion Capital, which had a recent request for a board seat rejected, plans to nominate multiple people to run for the board at HomeStreet's next annual meeting.

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Assurance of quick close helped Ameris get a skittish seller to say 'yes'

01/17/18

Ameris, which was operating under a regulatory order when it agreed to buy Atlantic Coast, agreed to pay more money if it failed to complete the acquisition by mid-2018.

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Mackinac expands in northern Michigan with First Federal purchase

01/17/18

The company is gaining heft in Michigan's Upper Peninsula with its $34 million purchase of First Federal of Northern Michigan.

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Mid Penn to expand into southeastern Pa. with latest bank deal

01/16/18

The company agreed to buy First Priority Financial for $82 million in stock.

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SmartFinancial's strategy: Go where the big guys aren't

01/16/18

The Tennessee company has been buying banks in smaller markets and college town where it rarely has to compete with financial giants.

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