
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.
A unit of BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., has agreed to buy certain assets from a wholesale insurance broker in New Jersey.
First Financial Bankshares in Abilene, Texas, has agreed to buy FBC Bancshares in Conroe, Texas.
CommunityOne Bancorp in Charlotte, N.C., has agreed to buy a branch in Lenoir, N.C., from CertusBank.
Delmarva, the parent of the $192 million-asset 1880 Bank, will pay $8 million in cash for the $133 million-asset Easton.
The $317 million-asset State Bank said in a press release Tuesday that it will sell the Yuma, Ariz., branch along with $17 million in deposits and $18 million in loans for roughly $750,000.
Summit Financial in Moorefield, W.Va., has filed to raise $15 million over time.
Guaranty Bancorp in Denver is registering shares so that a number of large investors can sell stock over time.
CommunityOne Bancorp in Charlotte, N.C., is registering shares to make it easier for investors to sell stock over time.
Wilshire Bancorp in Los Angeles has opened its first branch in Georgia.
CertusHoldings in Greenville, S.C., is planning to exit North Carolina.
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania in Souderton has issued $50 million in subordinated debt.
The $20 billion-asset Wintrust will pay $17 million in cash for the $108 million-asset North Bank, which serves Chicago's River North and Streeterville neighborhoods.
Camden National in Camden, Maine, has agreed to buy SBM Financial in Portland, Maine.
Village Bank and Trust Financial in Midlothian, Va., has raised nearly $9 million by selling shares to existing investors.
First Interstate BancSystem in Billings, Mont., has agreed to buy Absarokee Bancorp. in Absarokee, Mont.
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida in Stuart has agreed to buy Grand Bankshares in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Atlantic Capital Bancshares in Atlanta has agreed to buy First Security Group in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Carolina Alliance Bank in Spartanburg, S.C., has agreed to buy PBSC Financial in Greenville, S.C.
Metro Bancorp has a little more breathing room after an activist investor withdrew one of its two nominees for the Harrisburg, Pa., companys board.
Glen Rock Savings Bank in Glen Rock, N.J., has agreed to buy Llewellyn-Edison Savings Bank in West Orange, N.J.