M&A

Union in Va. adds heft in wealth management with latest acquisition

01/30/18

The company will add $600 million in assets under management when it buys a Roanoke, Va., firm.

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DOJ tells First Financial to ditch five MainSource branches

01/29/18

The divestitures are necessary to get the Justice Department to sign off on First Financial's $1 billion purchase of MainSource Financial.

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Guaranty Bancshares to enter Houston with Westbound Bank deal

01/29/18

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

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Triumph Bancorp plans to exit health care lending

01/29/18

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

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Banco Espírito agrees to sell its U.S. bank — again

01/29/18

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

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SoFi buys teams from mortgage startup Clara to boost offerings

01/26/18

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.

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HomeStreet adds director after rejecting investor's push for a seat

01/26/18

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.

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Ameris to make big Atlanta push with Hamilton acquisition

01/26/18

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

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One-time charges overshadow higher revenue at Iberiabank

01/25/18

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

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Upstart's first step in testing fraud product: Buy a bank

01/25/18

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

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