News Topic: M&A

The Texas company will gain four branches and $160 million in loans after the acquisition closes. ... Read full article

The Dallas company has agreed to sell its health care lending group to an undisclosed buyer. ... Read full article

A Swiss financier has agreed to buy Brickell Bank a year after another sale fell through. ... Read full article

Social Finance has acquired the engineering and product teams of mortgage startup Clara Lending, bolstering the financial technology company's offerings beyond student-loan refinancing, according to people familiar with the matter. ... Read full article

Ameris would gain 24 Atlanta-area branches in the $406 million deal. ... Read full article

The Seattle company, which is gearing up for a proxy battle with Blue Lion Capital, appointed a former U.S. Bancorp executive to fill a board vacancy. ... Read full article

The Louisiana company recorded charges tied to recently passed tax reform and the purchase of Sabadell United Bank. ... Read full article

Nano Financial will offer new technology to Commerce Bank's commercial customers as it considers ways to license it to other financial institutions. ... Read full article

Burned by a 2007 deal in Florida, Park National in Ohio had several years to reflect on lessons learned before agreeing to buy NewDominion Bank in Charlotte, N.C. ... Read full article

An economic correction is long overdue, the Ohio company says in explaining why now is the wrong time for long-term entanglements like mergers. ... Read full article

The New York company recorded more than $130 million of expenses tied to its October purchase of Astoria Financial. ... Read full article

The Pittsburgh company reported a noisy fourth quarter that included expenses tied to its purchase of Yadkin Financial and a reduction in the value of its deferred tax assets. ... Read full article

Bank will add 400 branches and boost mortgage lending; the company attempts first acquisition since it nearly failed during the financial crisis. ... Read full article

NewDominion, which has completed an improbable turnaround, is the last community bank based in Charlotte, N.C. ... Read full article

The South Carolina company also provided a timeline for heightened regulation tied to crossing the $10 billion-asset threshold. ... Read full article

The Illinois company reported strong loan growth, an wider net interest margin and a one-time net tax benefit of nearly $8 million tied to recently passed tax reform. ... Read full article

Look for banks to boost dividend payouts, expand into new markets, increase their tech spending and, eventually, ramp up their C&I lending. But don't expect much in the way of M&A. ... Read full article

Wings Financial Credit Union will also gain about $40 million in deposits and $10 million in loans. ... Read full article