Growth strategies

Trico to enter San Francisco with FNB acquisition

12/12/17

The California company is set to pick up a dozen branches after it buys FNB for $315 million.

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First Mid-Illinois to buy First BancTrust

12/12/17

The $74 million acquisition will allow First Mid-Illinois to expands it operatations in the Champaign-Urbana region in Illinois.

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Inside black-owned bank's plan to stay relevant and cause driven

12/11/17

OneUnited is trimming branches and expanding digital offerings as it builds its brand as a backer of social justice that develops innovative products such as a Black-Lives-Matter-themed debit card.

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Investor group to buy correspondent bank in Maryland

12/11/17

MFA Acquisition, which plans to keep Maryland Financial Bank's name, wants to add more products and services after the deal closes.

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This bank's sale was a team effort

12/08/17

Alpine Bancorp. in Illinois made its sale a highly inclusive process, forming a special evaluation team of senior leaders to help top management review offers.

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Ameris in Ga. promotes insider to lead its bank

12/07/17

Dennis Zember, Ameris' chief operating officer, was named CEO of the company's bank. Edwin Hortman Jr. will continue to run Ameris.

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First Bancshares in Miss. continues Fla. expansion with latest acquisition

12/06/17

The $32 million purchase of Sunshine Financial will provide First Bancshares with its first branches in Tallahassee, Fla.

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Independent in Mich. expands northward with latest bank deal

12/05/17

The company agreed to buy TCSB Bancorp, the parent of Traverse City State Bank, for $63 million.

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City National in Miami to buy TotalBank

12/01/17

The $528 million acquisition ends months of speculation that the foreign-owned banks were pursuing a deal.

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M&T finally seems ready for another bank acquisition

12/01/17

Five years have passed since M&T agreed to buy Hudson City, only to be tripped up by anti-money-laundering issues. With a clean bill of health from regulators and Hudson integrated, management is again talking about its interest in deals.

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