News Topic: Growth strategies

The Wisconsin regional agreed to buy the parent of First National Bank in Staunton for $76 million in cash. ... Read full article

South Plains' agreement to buy West Texas State Bank is its first major move since conducting an initial public offering in May. ... Read full article

The company agreed to pay $66 million for the parent of Citizens State Bank in Tyler, Texas. ... Read full article

The Washington company will have more than $1 billion in assets in southern California when the $87 million deal closes. ... Read full article

The $64 million acquisition is the first for Investors since it was freed from a regulatory order tied to Bank Secrecy Act compliance. ... Read full article

A company that operates mostly in rural markets is finally making a push into the thriving mid-Atlantic markets of Washington and Baltimore with its deal for Old Line Bancshares. ... Read full article

WesBanco, which is based in West Virginia, will have more than $15 billion in assets when it completes the acquisition. ... Read full article

The Mississippi bank has agreed to buy First Florida Bancorp in Destin, Fla., as part of its plan to build a community bank stretching across the Gulf region. ... Read full article

There have now been a record 10 credit union-bank merger deals in 2019. ... Read full article

The Connecticut company, which will top that asset milestone when it buys United Financial, says it could buy more banks in coming months. ... Read full article

The Georgia regional plans to open more branches in the state as it looks to loan growth and fees as a way to offset intense competition for deposits. ... Read full article

The Connecticut company will add heft in its home state and Massachusetts when it buys the former mutual. ... Read full article

A lot has changed since Hill first entered the city, but he is determined to stick with the branch-dependent strategy he relied on before his ouster from Commerce Bank a decade ago. ... Read full article

The West Virginia company will pay $15 million in cash for First National Bank of Jackson. ... Read full article

Ribbon-cuttings for de novos have become more common as regulators have warmed up to the idea of granting new charters. These are the banks that have opened this year, along with more that are on track to do so. ... Read full article

The merger will create a firm with heft in financial services M&A, fixed income and equity research. ... Read full article

The company will buy eight locations, along with loans and deposits, from People's United. ... Read full article

Natcom will become the second-biggest bank in Duluth, trailing only Wells Fargo. ... Read full article