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Acquirer Total Deals Purchases
1 Norwest Corp., Minn. 21 21 0
2 Regions Financial Corp., Ala. 14 12 2
3 SouthTrust Corp., Ala. 10 9 1
4 First Union Corp., N.C. 10 10 0
5 Union Planters Corp., Tenn. 9 9 0
6 Compass Bancshares, Ala. 9 8 1
7 Mercantile Bancorp, Mo. 8 8 0
8 NationsBank Corp., N.C. 7 6 1
9 Fifth Third Bancorp, Ohio 7 2 5
10 Colonial BancGroup, Ala. 7 6 1