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An $80 million bank M&A deal in New Jersey

10/29/18

OceanFirst Financial's acquisition of Capital Bank of New Jersey would strengthen its presence in the southern part of the state and Philadelphia.

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Investor group plans to buy, rebrand Texas bank

10/24/18

Ballinger National Bank would be renamed Keystone Bank and its headquarters would move to an Austin suburb.

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Boston banks bulk up to keep pace with industry heavyweights

10/11/18

The added heft will help companies like Independent Bank and Berkshire Hills better compete with the bigger banks that control much of the region’s deposits, and perhaps give them a leg up on other giants, including JPMorgan Chase, moving into the Boston market.

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A nearly $300 million M&A deal in Midwest

10/10/18

First Merchants in Indiana would pass $10 billion in assets by acquiring MBT Financial in Michigan.

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BOK rebranding in Arizona, Colorado in wake of CoBiz purchase

10/03/18

The regional bank is putting its corporate stamp on branches in the two states.

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American National deepens Va. roots with latest acquisition

10/02/18

The company will pay $96 million to buy HomeTown Bankshares to gain scale in western Virginia.

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Terminated bank deal in Texas takes nasty turn

09/27/18

Hanmi Financial wants SWNB in Houston to pay a termination fee, citing "material breaches" of covenants tied to their now-defunct merger agreement.

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Second M&A deal in four months for Independent in Mass.

09/20/18

The acquisitive company plans to buy Blue Hills Bancorp to boost its footprint in eastern Massachusetts.

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Texas bank is punching above its weight class with latest acquisition

07/26/18

Veritex will take advantage of accounting rules in its deal for Green Bancorp, a larger bank with lingering energy exposure.

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Why Synovus is betting big on Florida — again

07/24/18

Florida created headaches for the Georgia company during the financial crisis. Increased discipline, and wholesale changes to banking, make the $3 billion purchase of FCB Financial less risky, CEO Kessel Stelling says.

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