Paul Davis

The speculation is over and a deal has been announced. How will the regulatory process play out? What will the branch network look like? These questions are more are worth asking as New York Community takes the next few months to shore up support for this $2 billion acquisition.

MB Financial in Chicago has agreed to buy an asset management firm.

CenterState Banks in Davenport, Fla., has agreed to buy Hometown of Homestead Banking Co. in Homestead, Fla.

First Capital was on Jim Cherry short list of recapitalization targets before the ex-Wachovia executive raised more than $150 million to rebuild Park Sterling in Charlotte. Park Sterling eventually agreed to buy First Capital earlier this month.

A large investor in 1st Century Bancshares is upset that the Los Angeles company is looking to raise new capital.

The $3.5 billion-asset Fidelity Southern said in a press release Monday that it will pay $27 million in stock for the $205 million-asset American Enterprise. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter.

German American Bancorp in Jasper, Ind., has agreed to buy River Valley Bancorp in Madison, Ind.

First National Bancorp in Green Forest, Ark., has agreed to buy Twin Lakes Community Bank in Flippin, Ark.

The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., has agreed to sell most of its health-savings account portfolio to HealthEquity in Draper, Utah.

Anchor Bancorp in Lacey, Wash., could eventually sell itself after reaching a truce with an activist investor.