Growth strategies

Ohio bank raises $30 million to accelerate growth

11/21/18

Heartland BancCorp received the funds through a private placement to invest in several possible expansion options.

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Lenders reliant on CRE face tough road

11/16/18

Challenges will likely increase as interest rates rise and investors grow more concerned about a downward turn in the economic cycle.

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First Citizens adding branches in South Florida with Biscayne acquisition

11/16/18

The North Carolina regional bank will gain four locations and $834 million in loans.

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BankFirst to buy FNB Bancshares in Alabama

11/15/18

The Mississippi company will have 22 branches and more than $1 billion in assets when the deal is completed.

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When best-laid plans fall short, buyers can abruptly become sellers

11/14/18

Blue Hills Bancorp in Massachusetts completed a second-step conversion and was poised to bulk up on acquisitions. It struck its one and only deal this fall — and it was not the kind it had in mind.

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BancorpSouth to buy banks in Alabama, Texas

11/14/18

The Mississippi bank will pay up to $100 million to expand in southwest Alabama and Dallas.

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Acquisition to give Simmons First big boost in St. Louis

11/14/18

The Arkansas company will pay $170 million to buy Reliance Bancshares.

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Amarillo National bulks up with Lubbock National purchase

11/13/18

The proposed merger of two family-owned institutions would create a $5 billion-asset bank in Texas.

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How banks can avoid becoming zombies

11/13/18

Gartner recently predicted that 80% of banks will become irrelevant by 2030. Analyst Peter Redshaw explains the strategies banks need to execute to survive.

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Leadership change step one in this bank's modernization effort

11/12/18

After bringing in a new leader and overhauling its board, Freedom Bank in northern Virginia is looking at digital upgrades and expansion into new markets to stay relevant.

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