Growth strategies

BankFirst adding to Alabama operations with T&F purchase

02/05/20

The Mississippi company will pay $49 million for Traders & Farmers Bancshares.

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Arbor Bancorp to enter nearby market with FNBH acquisition

02/04/20

The Michigan company will pay $101 million for the parent of First National Bank in Howell, Mich.

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Will $1 billion California deal jump-start West Coast M&A?

02/03/20

Unlike other regions of the country, the western U.S. has seen very few large bank mergers in recent years. Here's why Pacific Premier's acquisition of Opus Bank could change that.

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Pacific Premier to reach $20B in assets with Opus acquisition

02/03/20

The California company will pay $1 billion for Opus, a once highflying bank that struggled with credit issues in recent years.

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CIT Group launches new products for small businesses, HOAs

01/31/20

A new app will allow small-business clients to quickly apply for credit while expanded offerings for homeowners associations will help CIT build up its base of low-cost deposits.

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CenterState, South State plan $3.2B merger

01/27/20

The deal will create a bank with $34 billion in assets and operations stretching from Virginia to Florida.

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Will NCUA capital plan encourage more bank-credit union deals?

01/23/20

Two major banking organizations objected to a proposal by the agency that would expand the pool of investors in subordinated debt issued by credit unions. They fear it could provide credit unions more financing to buy banks.

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Business First to acquire Louisiana rival Pedestal Bancshares

01/23/20

The company will pay $211 million for a bank with 22 branches as $1.2 billion in assets.

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'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Why Tennessee bank covets Atlanta

01/22/20

Terry Turner at Pinnacle Financial says big banks in the city, including Truist Financial and Wells Fargo, are "vulnerable" to new competitors.

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Fifth Third branch openings could soon outnumber closings

01/22/20

While most banks are shrinking their branch networks, the Cincinnati bank is approaching the day where its branch expansion in the Southeast will more than offset closings in its legacy markets, its CEO says.

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