Growth strategies

Atlantic Coast in Ga. selling trust business

12/18/17

Southeastern Trust is being sold to a group led by the unit's management team.

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First Citizens in N.C. eyes big Florida push with latest bank acquisition

12/18/17

The planned purchase of Home BanCorp will nearly double the size of First Citizens' branch network in the Sunshine State.

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Equity Bancshares to buy banks in Kansas, Missouri

12/18/17

The company has agreed to buy Kansas Bank Corp. and Adams Dairy Bancshares in separate transactions.

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Union-owned Amalgamated in N.Y. to buy San Francisco bank

12/15/17

Amalgamated's purchase of New Resource Bank is part of a broader strategy to enter more U.S. markets.

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Western Alliance CEO Robert Sarver to retire in March

12/14/17

Ken Veccione, who rejoined the Arizona company earlier this year, is set to succeed Sarver.

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South Atlantic Bancshares in S.C. makes first bank acquisition

12/13/17

The company agreed to pay $18 million for Atlantic Bancshares in a deal that will increase its operations along South Carolina's coast.

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Heartland in Iowa to enter west Texas with First Bank acquisition

12/13/17

The company will pay $186 million for First Bank Lubbock in a deal that also includes mortgage unit PrimeWest Mortgage.

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SmartFinancial's latest deal involves expansion in middle Tennessee

12/13/17

The company will also gain branches in northern Alabama when it buys Tennessee Bancshares.

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What makes Birmingham fertile ground for a new bank

12/12/17

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.

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CAB Financial in S.C. promotes insider as next CEO

12/12/17

John Kimberly, who was CEO of a bank that CAB bought in 2014, is set to take the helm on Jan. 1.

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