trusts

Midland States in Illinois to buy Chicago trust company

02/10/21

ATG Trust, which has $387 million of assets under management, handles land trusts and administers court-supervised guardianships.

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First Merchants to buy Indianapolis trust company

11/09/20

The Indiana company agreed to acquire Hoosier Trust, which manages about $300 million in assets.

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Credit union group wins special purpose bank charter in Michigan

05/20/19

Credit Union Trust, a new credit union service organization, has obtained a bank charter that it will use in offering trust and investment-related services.

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UMB to buy corporate trust business in Iowa

03/05/19

The company will open its first office in Iowa after buying the business from Bankers Trust.

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Atlantic Coast in Ga. selling trust business

12/18/17

Southeastern Trust is being sold to a group led by the unit's management team.

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Hancock in Miss. to buy Capital One's trust and asset management business

12/18/17

The purchase will significantly increase Hancock's assets under management and administration.

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Cypress Trust in Fla. to buy CenterState's personal trust business

12/11/17

The deal includes roughly 120 client relationships. Employees in CenterState's trust department will join Cypress Trust.

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SI Financial in Conn. to sell trust and asset management business

03/21/17

Plimoth Investment Advisors, a firm owned by two mutuals in Massachusetts, is buying the business.

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A Warning Against Do It Yourself Legal Forms

03/29/13
A debtor avoided losing her home in a recent case illustrating the perils of do it yourself legal forms.    Lowe v. Vazquez, No. SA-12-CV-00399-DAE (W.D. Tex. 3/28/13).    
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