
Paul Davis
Founder, Bank SlatePaul Davis is the founder of Bank Slate, a financial strategy and research firm. He previously led community bank coverage at American Banker.

Paul Davis is the founder of Bank Slate, a financial strategy and research firm. He previously led community bank coverage at American Banker.
The Indiana bank would add nearly $100 million in deposits with its purchase of FM Bancorp.
The Seattle company is firing 127 people, or a tenth of its mortgage staff, after enduring months of slow activity.
Charter One wanted to sell itself quickly because it feared valuations had peaked, and CenterState was able to beat other potential suitors to the punch.
Park Financial has agreed to buy shares from one of the founders of Mesaba Bancshares.
The company will gain 10 branches and $145 million in loans after it buys Gideon Bancshares.
The company, which has completed eight acquisitions since 2015, agreed to buy City Bank and Trust in Oklahoma.
Nearly a third of the company's revenue will come from noninterest income after it buys SCB, which owns a large insurance and farmland management business.
Donegal Group and Donegal Mutual Insurance are selling the holding company for Union Community Bank in Lancaster County.
The Virginia bank has submitted the paperwork for Carolina State Bank, adding to the list of groups looking to open the state's first de novo since 2009.
Seacoast's deposits in the central Florida city will increase by 49% after it completes the $133 million acquisition.
The company will pay $114 million to gain 10 branches and $482 million in assets.
Brand Group in Georgia was mulling a public offering but it opted to test the waters as a seller first. That decision led to one of the biggest bank deals announced this year.
The company will gain $305 million in assets after completing the $51 million acquisition.
Here's a look at eight deals, why they were significant and why many more are expected.
Add S&T Bancorp to the list of lenders that appear to have exposure to a Pennsylvania fuel supplier dealing with alleged employee fraud.
The company agreed to pay $32 million for Mercersburg Financial.
Fulton Financial, Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania and Franklin Financial Services disclosed a total of $75 million in exposure to the commercial relationship.
The Rhode Island regional agreed to buy Franklin American Mortgage. With the acquisition it would have one of the nation's 15 largest bank-owned mortgage platforms.
Blue Gate Bank, which opened in January 2017, is being sold to Big Poppy Holdings.
Seneca-Cayuga Bancorp wants a limited-use charter to maneuver around a New York law that bars mutuals from working with municipalities.