Virginia

This bank learned the hard way to ramp up M&A-related retention efforts

07/25/17

Union Bankshares in Virginia lost several key lending officers after it bought StellarOne. Management as a result has made changes to minimize employee flight from its latest M&A target, Xenith Bankshares.

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Bank of McKenney's first bank acquisition will double its size

06/28/17

The $231 million-asset bank in Virginia will also double its legal lending limit when it buys CCB Bancshares.

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A changing of the guard at TowneBank

06/22/17

The Virginia company told investors that Morgan Davis, its president, will soon succeed founding CEO Robert Aston, who is retiring.

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How liability stands in way of banks’ digital ID ambitions

06/21/17

Portable digital identities could improve customer experience, cut costs and generate revenue for banks. But who’s on the hook when something goes wrong?

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Highflying mortgage firm buys struggling black-owned bank

06/14/17

Movement Mortgage, which is looking to ramp up lending, recently recapitalized First State Bank in Danville, Va.

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Regional banking stages a comeback in Virginia

05/22/17

Union Bankshares is poised to become a nearly $12 billion-asset bank in a state that lost most of its midsize institutions in the 1990s and early 2000s.

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Union in Va. to pass $10B of assets with Xenith deal

05/22/17

Union agreed to pay $701 million for Xenith in a deal that is expected to close early next year.

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Sandy Spring to add heft in northern Va. with WashingtonFirst deal

05/16/17

The Maryland company agreed to pay $489 million in stock in a deal that is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

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South State to buy Park Sterling in N.C. for $691 million

04/27/17

The acquisition will provide South State with more than $3 billion in assets and a larger operation in North Carolina.

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TowneBank in Va. to pay $323.7M for N.C. bank

04/27/17

TowneBank's acquisition of Paragon Commercial Bank would give it access to several North Carolina markets.

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