News Topic: M&A

Vend Lease, which is based in Baltimore, focuses on suppliers and vendors in the hospitality industry. ... Read full article

First Green Bank in Florida had to stop holding deposits for licensed marijuana sellers as a condition of making a deal. ... Read full article

Spirit of Texas Bancshares has agreed to buy Comanche National. This would be Spirit's first acquisition since going public earlier this year. ... Read full article

The online lender hires Ronnie Momen from GreenSky as its chief lending officer; aggregators back Capital One in dispute with Plaid; bank CEO who gave mortgage to Paul Manafort uses fire-and-hire maneuver to reap windfall at taxpayer expense; and more from ... Read full article

State Street said it would suspend a share repurchase program and issue common and preferred stock to pay for the deal. ... Read full article

Brentwood Bank’s purchase of Union Building and Loan would give it a larger presence around the Steel City. ... Read full article

The bank announced plans to open 100 to 125 branches in fast-growing cities across the Southeast, and will close an equal number in the Midwest. In a way, it's finishing a plan it cooked up nearly two decades ago. ... Read full article

While the regulatory environment is more accommodating for big deals, many regionals still have their reasons for staying on the sidelines. ... Read full article

An uptick in lending helped to offset declines in both service charges and mortgage banking fees at the Cincinnati company. ... Read full article

PeoplesBancorp in Holyoke, Mass., has agreed to buy First Suffield Financial in Connecticut for $60 million. ... Read full article

Anchor will sell itself to FS Bancorp after agreeing to terminate a deal with Washington Federal. The original deal had been delayed as Washington Federal dealt with BSA issues. ... Read full article

The Los Angeles company's second-quarter profit also benefited from last fall's purchase of CU Bancorp. ... Read full article

The North Carolina city lost all its locally owned banks, but a fintech push and more favorable economics for de novos could lead to an entry-level resurgence. ... Read full article

One-time items included $43.2 million of second-quarter expenses related to the Capital Bank acquisition, but First Horizon executives forecast sizable savings from the deal. ... Read full article

Limited acquisition opportunities remain in the state's hottest markets, which will force buyers to pay bigger premiums or pursue deals elsewhere. ... Read full article

P. Byron DeFoor, who already has majority stakes in two community banks, is planning to buy First Columbia Bancorp. ... Read full article

The New Jersey company will pay $76 million for a bank with a low loan-to-deposit ratio and an SBA lending platform. ... Read full article

The West Virginia company will pay a total of $118 million for Poage Bankshares and Farmers Deposit Bancorp. ... Read full article