Paul Davis

Scott Custer is set to become chairman of Dogwood State Bank, a proposed North Carolina de novo.

The past month was a busy one for community banks with expansion on the agenda and millions to spend.

Silvergate is selling the branch to focus more on fintech deposits and specialty lending.

The North Carolina regional bank will gain four locations and $834 million in loans.

The Mississippi company will have 22 branches and more than $1 billion in assets when the deal is completed.

The company is selling 14 branches, including several around Chattanooga, Tenn., and its mortgage business to FB Financial so it can focus on its Atlanta operations and national lending businesses.

Blue Hills Bancorp in Massachusetts completed a second-step conversion and was poised to bulk up on acquisitions. It struck its one and only deal this fall — and it was not the kind it had in mind.

The Mississippi bank will pay up to $100 million to expand in southwest Alabama and Dallas.

The Arkansas company will pay $170 million to buy Reliance Bancshares.

The company will also restate financials for the first half of 2018 to correct how it classified cash flow activities tied to commercial mortgage warehouse lending.

The proposed merger of two family-owned institutions would create a $5 billion-asset bank in Texas.

Organizers of Community Bank of the Carolinas in Winston-Salem have raised $13.6 million. The group has to bring in at least $25 million.

Northern Oak Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser with $800 million in assets under management.

Examiners could have done more to minimize the brunt to the Deposit Insurance Fund from Washington Federal Bank for Savings, which hid fraudulent loans and will cost the fund more than $80 million, according to a report from the Treasury’s inspector general.

Blake Edwards Jr. will take the helm at the parent of Skyline National Bank when J. Allan Funk retires next month.

The Virginia company said that Carolina State Bank is on pace to open later this month.

The Mississippi company will pay $86 million for seven branches with $318 million in deposits.

Big banks and fintechs are aggressively adding digital capabilities to process applications quickly, creating a sense of urgency for community banks.

The $263 million portfolio has been covered by a loss-share agreement since an investor group bought the failed BankUnited in 2009.

The Missouri company will pay $213 million for the largest bank in Los Alamos, N.M.