Eight Hungry Bank Buyers

CVB Financial (CVBF)

HQ: Ontario, Calif.
Assets: $6.2B
Tangible common equity: 11.4%
Tangible book value: $6.77/share
Closing Price on July 17: $12.68/share

CVB's last deal was for a failed bank in 2009, but CEO Chris Myers told investors in May that it is holding on to excess capital for use in an acquisition. "It's come a little slower than we would like," he said.

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First Community Bancshares (FCBC)

HQ: Greensboro, Va.
Assets: $2.7B
Tangible common equity: 9.59%
Tangible book value: $10.90/share
Closing Price on July 17: $16.75/share

Consolidation in Virginia is heating up, and First Community is widely viewed as a player. CEO John Mendez is meeting with executives at small banks in North Carolina and Virginia, KBW analysts say.

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F.N.B. Corp (FNB)

HQ: Hermitage, Pa.
Assets: $12.4B
Tangible common equity: 6.22%
Tangible book value: $5/share
Closing Price on July 17: $12.79/share

F.N.B., led by Vincent Delie Jr., has announced three small acquisitions in the last nine months and is expected to woo more sellers with its rich stock.

Heartland Financial USA (HTLF)

HQ: Dubuque, Iowa.
Assets: $5B
Tangible common equity: 5.8%
Tangible book value: $16.52/share
Closing Price on July 17: $29.39/share

Heartland announced a deal in June in the Kansas City market, and CEO Lynn Fuller is aiming for three deals a year until prices get too high. He has 25 to 30 banks on his watchlist.

IberiaBank Corp. (IBKC)

HQ: Lafayette, La.
Assets: $13B
Tangible Common Equity: 8.75%
Tangible Book Value: $36.93/share
Closing Price on July 17: $56.64/share

The serial acquirer led by Daryl Byrd has been on the sidelines for a year since its acquisition of Florida Gulf Bancorp. Expect it to buy a bank, mostly likely in Tennessee or North Carolina, within the next year, KBW analysts say.

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Independent Bank Group (IBTX)

HQ: McKinney, Texas
Assets: $1.8B
Tangible common equity: 10.4%
Tangible book value: $11.16/share
Closing Price on July 17: $31.57/share

The suburban Dallas bank was already the second busiest acquirer in the Lone Star State before raising $87 million in an initial public offering in April. CEO David Brooks is on the prowl for smaller banks that bigger buyers like Prosperity Bancshares would pass up.

Old National Bancorp (ONB)

HQ: Evansville, Ind.
Assets: $9.6B
Tangible common equity: 8.96%
Tangible book value: $8.23/share
Closing Price on July 17: $14.31/share

Old National early this year agreed to buy 24 branches in southwest Michigan from Bank of America (BAC), but analysts predict it could cap 2013 with a whole-bank acquisition in Indiana or Michigan.

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Wintrust Financial (WTFC)

HQ: Rosemont, Ill.
Assets: $17.6B
Tangible Common Equity: 7.4%
Tangible Book Value: $29.25/share
Closing Price on July 17: $41.03

Chicago's busiest buyer last announced a deal in January, but CEO Ed Wehmer says his team is "very busy right now in this area." The holdup for has been that there is still a lot of stress at many of the targets, he says.