
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.
Southeastern Trust is being sold to a group led by the unit's management team.
The planned purchase of Home BanCorp will nearly double the size of First Citizens' branch network in the Sunshine State.
The company has agreed to buy Kansas Bank Corp. and Adams Dairy Bancshares in separate transactions.
The purchase will significantly increase Hancock's assets under management and administration.
A representative from Basswood Capital will become a director in May.
The company said it will lay off more than a dozen employees in a move that reflects the current volume of mortgage loan originations.
Kevin Tylus had been CEO of Royal Bank, which Bryn Mawr recently bought.
Amalgamated's purchase of New Resource Bank is part of a broader strategy to enter more U.S. markets.
The company, which had recently expressed confidence that the issue would be resolved, agreed last month to buy a bank in Florida.
The company agreed to pay $18 million for Atlantic Bancshares in a deal that will increase its operations along South Carolina's coast.
The company will pay $186 million for First Bank Lubbock in a deal that also includes mortgage unit PrimeWest Mortgage.
The company will also gain branches in northern Alabama when it buys Tennessee Bancshares.
The California company is set to pick up a dozen branches after it buys FNB for $315 million.
The $74 million acquisition will allow First Mid-Illinois to expands it operatations in the Champaign-Urbana region in Illinois.
The company has agreed to buy the operations of Veterans Mortgage in Salt Lake City.
The bank, which agreed to acquire Hibernia Bancorp for $28 million, will adopt the seller's name after completing the deal.
The Los Angeles company will sell $1.6 billion in loans, largely tied to technology and health care, by the end of this year.
The proposed CommerceOne Bank in Birmingham, Ala., would be run by former executives at First Partners Bank, which was sold earlier this year.
Alpine Bancorp. in Illinois made its sale a highly inclusive process, forming a special evaluation team of senior leaders to help top management review offers.
The company has been working to address an informal agreement with regulators tied to Bank Secrecy Act compliance.