M&A

First Citizens plays small ball with coastal S.C. acquisition

07/26/18

The North Carolina regional will pay $30 million for the much-smaller Palmetto Heritage Bancshares.

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Banner's latest acquisition will strengthen operations around Seattle

07/25/18

The company will pay $191 million for Skagit Bancorp, a deposit-rich bank in Washington's North Sound region.

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Hometown Financial enters eastern Mass. with Pilgrim acquisition

07/25/18

The $54 million purchase of Pilgrim Bancshares will give Hometown branches in all three regions of Massachusetts.

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How a strong Midwest economy is stifling Huntington's growth

07/25/18

The Ohio company said low unemployment is keeping business clients from expanding, while higher asking prices are forcing it to avoid bank acquisitions.

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Summit in W.Va. to buy neighboring Peoples Bankshares

07/25/18

The $26 million acquisition will allow Summit to enter two new counties in its home state.

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Bitcoin bounces back; Southern community banks merge

07/25/18

The digital currency’s price has rebounded to over $8,000 as a new ETF is in the works; three deals may indicate a resurgence of small bank M&A.

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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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First Bancshares makes bigger Fla. commitment with FMB purchase

07/24/18

The Mississippi company will also gain its first branches in southern Georgia as part of the $80 million deal.

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Flagstar's 2Q earnings boosted by branch, warehouse deals

07/24/18

The March acquisitions of a warehouse lending portfolio and eight California bank branches helped fuel a 22% increase in net income.

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North Carolina deal boosts F.N.B.'s 2Q profit

07/24/18

The 2017 acquisition of Yadkin Financial was cited as a driver of growth for several fee-based businesses.

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