M&A

Columbia Financial to buy philanthropy-focused bank in N.J.

06/07/19

Columbia plans to incorporate certain aspects of Stewardship Financial's charitable giving into its own foundation.

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American Bancor adds scale in Montana with latest bank deal

06/06/19

The North Dakota company agreed to buy the $90 million-asset Prairie Mountain Bank.

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Bank acquirers are taking a hard look at the Gulf Coast

06/06/19

Diverse economies and a limited number of sellers are making markets like Tampa, Fla., a hot spot for growth-minded banks.

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Select Bancorp selling S.C. branch to Pickens Savings

06/06/19

The North Carolina company will have two branches remaining in South Carolina after the sale closes.

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S&T is Philadelphia bound after agreeing to buy DNB Financial

06/06/19

DNB had been facing pressure from an activist investor to consider selling itself.

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Wintrust expands in western Chicago suburbs with STC acquisition

06/05/19

The company will pick up five branches as part of the $48 million deal.

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BB&T dangles promise of bonus payments to top execs if they stay

06/05/19

If four BB&T executives, including the CFO and COO, remain through the closing of its merger with SunTrust, they'll receive multimillion-dollar payouts.

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SunTrust, BB&T plan parting gifts to their hometowns

06/05/19

The merging banks, whose new headquarters would be Charlotte, N.C., will each double their charitable giving over the next three years in Atlanta and Winston-Salem, N.C.

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River Financial expanding in southern Ala. with latest acquisition

06/05/19

The company has agreed to buy Trinity Bancorp for $27 million in cash and stock.

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De novo bets big on mortgages as other banks back off

06/04/19

Many community banks have given up on national mortgage platforms as not worth the effort, but organizers of NXG Bank in Maryland say they have a plan to make one work.

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