M&A

Fifth Third expects $200M gain from sale of Worldpay shares

06/28/18

The Cincinnati company sold 5 million shares in the payment processor, as it continues to scale back its ownership stake.

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SmartFinancial in Tennessee lands another acquisition

06/28/18

SmartFinancial has agreed to buy Foothills Bancorp for $36 million. It would be SmartFinancial's fifth bank acquisition since 2012.

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First-Citizens to pick up Milwaukee branches with latest deal

06/28/18

First-Citizens Bank & Trust in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to buy Capital Commerce in Milkwaukee.

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Investor group buys Raton Capital in New Mexico

06/27/18

Management at the recently formed InBankshares hopes to expand in Denver by capitalizing on disruption from consolidation in the market.

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Forcht Bank to enter Cincinnati with acquisition

06/27/18

Forcht Bancorp in Corbin, Ky., has agreed to buy Watch Hill Bank for roughly $27 million in cash.

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Veteran community banker joins board of Provident in Mass.

06/26/18

Joe Reilly, who co-founded then ran Centrix Bank, was appointed to the boards of Provident Bank in Amesbury, Mass., and its holding company.

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Court keeps Ocwen records sealed in CFPB dispute over escrow accounts

06/26/18

Ocwen Financial is able to keep the answers to questions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau involving the improper handling of escrow accounts confidential, a federal magistrate ruled.

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Ohio mutual names new CEO

06/25/18

Thomas Fraser will step down as president and CEO of First Federal Lakewood and instead focus on overseeing the mutual's holding company.

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Bulking up: 2018's biggest bank deals so far

06/25/18

Five of the year’s biggest deals by value have been announced in the last two months, including some that involve regional banks that have been champing at the M&A bit.

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Think bank M&A has heated up? Think again

06/25/18

M&A activity has picked up in recent weeks as several regional banks have struck big deals. Is it a blip or a sign of what's to come?

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