Paul Davis

The company agreed to acquire Alliance Benefit Group of Illinois, which has more than 600 clients and 40,000 plan participants.

The Michigan company will pay $101 million for the parent of First National Bank in Howell, Mich.

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The California company will pay $1 billion for Opus, a once highflying bank that struggled with credit issues in recent years.

National Lloyds, which provides insurance for mobile homes, has a distribution network that operates in 40 states.

Kenneth Lehman, a former banking attorney who acquires large stakes in small banks, will buy BankFlorida, which lost $555,000 through the first nine months of 2019.

The company has revised its near-term forecasts for reducing expenses, citing delayed branch closings and a decision to spend more time testing systems ahead of conversion and integration.

The promise of post-closing payments encourages top executives to pursue deals that aren’t necessarily in their self-interest, but investors may eventually raise concerns that the packages are expensive and too focused on the short term.

The deal will create a bank with $34 billion in assets and operations stretching from Virginia to Florida.

The company, which sold the business to a group of former employees, will shut down its operation this quarter.