Paul Davis

The company agreed to buy the parent of First National Bank of Crossett for about $13 million.

RIchardson & Stout, which is based in western New York, is the 16th insurance business that Evans has bought or agreed to buy.

The Houston company had been an interested, but selective, acquirer before announcing this year's biggest bank deal.

The investment bank agreed to buy Business Bancshares in St. Louis.

A planned stock offering by the French banking giant would lower its stake in First Hawaiian to 49.9%.

Financial Institutions agreed to buy HNP Capital, a wealth management firm near Rochester.

The northern Virginia company will also gain more branches around Washington as part of the $33 million deal.

The serial acquirer is buying Delaware Place Bank, which is less than 1% of its size.

Anderson Insurance & Investment Agency in Minneapolis also specializes in workers' compensation services.

Domenick & Associates also specializes in serving social service organizations.

The $350 million acquisition is among the biggest bank mergers announced so far this year.

The Boston-area bank will add branches near New Hampshire after buying the cooperative bank.

Capitol Federal will enter commercial lending for the first time in its 125-year history after it buys Capital City Bank.

KS Bancorp wants to become a corporation in business-friendly Delaware, which would be more likely to back its defensive-minded share-rights plan.

First Keystone, which gave no reason for Matthew Prosseda's abrupt departure, has formed a search committee to find a permanent replacement.

The Florida company is also set to enter Alabama as part of the $360 million purchase.

The company agreed to buy Landmark Bancshare in Marietta, Ga., for $115 million.

AssetMark Trust plans to offer a product for the $1 billion in cash it holds for clients.

The California company, which also focuses on Asian-Americans, agreed to buy First American International.

First Personal Bank in Illinois tried — and failed — to sell itself three times. The bank finally found an eager buyer after tackling several lingering problems.