Paul Davis

Banks could be busy supplying credit to manufacturers, hotels, multifamily developers and other businesses that will be helping residents get their lives back on track after two fierce storms.

As hurricanes wreaked havoc over the last couple of weeks, several banking-related narratives have emerged. Here is a look at those stories.

The company will add $370 million in assets after buying the parent companies for First Bank & Trust and First Bank of Chandler.

Jeffrey Seabold, Banc of California’s former vice chairman, alleges that he and ex-CEO Steven Sugarman were scapegoats for inappropriate behavior by certain directors and that the company manipulated its first-quarter earnings.

The acquisition will allow Eagle to expand into southwestern Montana.

The Houston company doesn't expect any material impact on its commercial-and-industrial book, though there is potential risk tied to residential mortgages. Management, meanwhile, has started rolling out programs to help customers recover.

Bank Mutual was still in talks to buy a bank roughly its own size when it began exploring a sale. The move allowed Bank Mutual to quickly find a buyer after its planned acquisition fell through.

Home will add 12 branches and nearly $600 million in assets when it completes the acquisition.

Arvest agreed to pay nearly $400 million in cash for a bank with 42 branches in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

The Alabama company agreed to buy FirstAtlantic Financial for $108 million.