Growth strategies

Colony enters western Ga. markets with LBC acquisition

12/18/18

Colony will also gain a loan production office in Atlanta when the transaction closes.

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Ameris lands its 'crown jewel' with deal for Fidelity Southern

12/17/18

Ameris has agreed to pay $751 million for Atlanta-based Fidelity; the combined company would have $16 billion in assets.

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SBA's biggest lender is overhauling its business model

12/14/18

Live Oak Bancshares became an SBA juggernaut by making loans, selling them and making more. With economic conditions changing, it is retaining more credits.

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Delmar Bancorp entering Virginia with latest bank acquisition

12/13/18

Virginia Partners will operate as a separate bank unit after the deal closes.

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Nobody saw this bank deal coming

12/13/18

When Trinity Capital in New Mexico put itself up for sale last summer, it reached out to several local banks to gauge their interest. Then came a surprise offer from a suitor based a thousand miles away.

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Morris State expands in southeastern Ga. with FMB acquisition

12/13/18

Morris State will pay $24 million for the parent of Farmers & Merchants Bank.

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Berkshire Hills to enter Rhode Island with SI Financial purchase

12/12/18

The $180 million acquisition is the first for Berkshire since the sudden departure of CEO Michael Daly.

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BayCom to expand Southern Calif. operations with Uniti purchase

12/10/18

Uniti Financial focuses on the Korean-American community through three offices around Los Angeles.

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U.S. Bancorp letting customers have a hand in product design

12/07/18

The regional bank is working with customers to help develop and launch new products, including a small-business credit card.

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NCUA lays out legal defense of contentious membership rule

12/07/18

The regulator claimed Congress has already granted it the authority to define field-of-membership areas.

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