Synovus Unit Buys NationsBank Offices

Synovus Financial Corp. said a subsidiary, Citizens First Bank, Rome, Ga., completed the purchase of two offices from NationsBank Corp., adding about $49 million of deposits and $12 million of loans.

Columbus, Ga.-based Synovus, which will now have five branches in the Rome area, bought assets totaling $50 million, including the real estate for the branches. The price of the deal, which was announced in May, was not disclosed.

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