M&A

Citizens Community in Wis. to buy Wells Financial in Minn.

03/21/17

Citizens will pay about $40 million in cash and stock for the $269 million-asset Wells in a deal set to close in the third quarter.

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M&A secret: Trim the fat before buying someone else

03/17/17

A vital first step for banks looking to grow through mergers and acquisitions is to shrink.

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Incoming ICBA chair eager for D.C. to walk the talk

03/15/17

Scott Heitkamp is encouraged by a more positive tone coming from President Trump. His goal in the next year is to make regulation easier for his fellow bankers.

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Capital Bank Financial said to weigh a sale after approach

03/15/17

Capital Bank Financial in Charlotte is working with advisers to explore a sale after receiving an unsolicited approach, people familiar with the matter said.

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FDIC labels First NBC significantly undercapitalized

03/14/17

The New Orleans company, which recently sold nine branches and $1.3 billion in loans, was ordered to raise more capital or find a buyer.

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First Busey to acquire Mid Illinois Bancorp

03/13/17

First Busey will pay $133 million in cash and stock for Mid Illinois in a deal that should close later this year.

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D+H to be acquired, merged with Misys

03/13/17

The private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners will acquire D+H in a deal valued at $3.57 billion.

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Farmers National to buy Monitor Bancorp in Ohio

03/13/17

Farmers National will pay about $7.8 million in cash and stock for the $43.3 million-asset Monitor in a deal that should close in the second or third quarter.

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Behind the year's second-largest bank deal

03/10/17

Pinnacle Financial wanted to be in high-growth markets. BNC Bancorp saw more regulatory burden looming and limited opportunities to sell itself. Those factors spurred what is currently the year's second-biggest bank deal.

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How regulations drove a digital bank into unlikely hands

03/08/17

The tiny Flagship Bank has made an unusual bet in agreeing to pay 20 times current capital to buy BankMobile, but the same Durbin amendment that prompted Customers Bancorp to sell the unit also made Flagship the ideal buyer.

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