Paul Davis

Ancora Advisors has a history of pressing banks and thrifts to find buyers.

New York Venture Bank would be run be a former Square 1 executive and would feature former CFPB deputy director Raj Date on its board.

CapStar claims Gaylon Lawrence violated the Change in Bank Control Act by building a 10% stake without prior Fed approval. The company says it's convinced Lawrence's long-term plan includes a hostile takeover.

Blue Lion Capital believes a heavy focus on mortgages and acquisitions is hurting HomeStreet's financial performance.

The Tennessee branches are being sold as part of First Horizon's deal to buy Capital.

The company, which counts veteran banker Jay Sidhu among its investors, is selling to Ameris for $145 million in cash and stock.

The company has agreed to pay $49 million for First West Virginia Bancorp, the parent of Progressive Bank.

The company, which had launched an at-the-market offering in late May, plans to use the proceeds for organic growth.

Bridge Bancorp, which plans to rebrand is bank as BNB Bank, also plans to boost 2018 profit by $3.3 million by closing 14% of its branches.

The acquisition is expected to boost WesBanco’s presence in Huntington, W.Va., and provide a bridge to its existing operations in Charleston, W.Va., and southeastern Ohio.