Paul Davis

BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., posted solid third-quarter results that reflected organic loan growth and its purchase of Susquehanna Bancshares in Lititz, Pa.

CVB Financial in Ontario, Calif., has agreed to buy County Commerce Bank in Oxnard, Calif.

Madison County Financial in Madison, Neb., has bought a bank and insurance agency in Winside, Neb.

The North Carolina company had worked hard over the last five years to address credit issues and return to acquisitions. In the end, the company agreed to sell itself for a healthy premium to the state’s biggest community bank.

Hamilton Bancorp in Towson, Md., has agreed to buy Fraternity Community Bancorp in Baltimore for $27 million in cash, or $19.25 a share. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.

Yadkin Financial in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to buy NewBridge Bancorp in Greensboro, N.C.

Turmoil in energy markets significantly influenced the sale of Tradition Bancshares in Houston.

Rabobank in Roseville, Calif., has lined up its next president and chief executive.

The Pennsylvania company said in a recent filing that its board also looked at succession planning, service provider relationships, board expansion and financial forecasts before seeking bids and agreeing to sell to F.N.B. Corp.

Dime Community Bancshares in Brooklyn, N.Y., has agreed to sell a number of real estate properties for $80 million.

Capital Commerce Bancorp in Milwaukee has raised more than $11 million through a private placement.

Middlefield Banc Corp. in Middlefield, Ohio, has bought out its largest shareholder.

A group of private investors has agreed to buy Radius Bancorp in Boston.

Republic Bancorp in Louisville, Ky., has agreed to buy Cornerstone Bancorp in St. Petersburg, Fla.

MBT Bancorp in Monroe, Mich., is planning to close four branches. The $1.3 billion-asset company also said it would stop offering retail services at a corporate office in Wyandotte, Mich.

The pace of bank M&A deals slowed in the third quarter and was flat through the first nine months of this year.

A looming dividend spike tied to the Small Business Lending Fund convinced Hopewell Valley Community Bank in Pennington, N.J., to sell itself.

Hancock Holding in Gulfport, Miss., has agreed to buy a portfolio of health care loans from United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga.

The $210 billion-asset company said in a press release Friday that CRC Insurance Services, its wholesale insurance unit, would buy Connecticut Underwriters Inc. in Middletown.

Kabbage is one of many nonbank lenders looking to partner with traditional financial institutions. But the firm is facing a tough sell with bankers who worry about the risks associated with ceding control of the loan-underwriting process.