Paul Davis

The Georgia company agreed to pay $84 million for a bank with nine branches and $715 million of assets.

The deal would be Independent's sixth since 2015 and would continue a wave of consolidation among Boston-area banks.

The Maryland company is closer to addressing claims it lacked sufficient controls under its previous management.

The Dallas company agreed to sell MSRs tied to $14 billion of mortgages to PHH Mortgage.

The company plans to shutter five locations, or roughly 12% of its network, next month.

Rhodium BA Holdings said it has proposed paying a higher price to disrupt the banking company's proposed sale to DLP Real Estate Capital.

Climate First Bank has raised $29 million in initial capital, surpassing the $17 million target set by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

The San Diego company will pay $55 million to Morgan Stanley for a business that has 200 custody relationships, $23 billion of custodial assets and $1.2 billion of deposits.

Funds affiliated with HPS Investment Partners plan to buy Marlin Business Services for $282 million.

Trabian Technology, which builds digital products and mobile applications, is the latest in a series of technology-related purchases by MVB.

The company paid Driver Opportunity Partners nearly $10 million for the shareholder's stock and to resolve a longstanding legal battle.

The Maryland company recently raised $345 million to form the subsidiary and fund growth opportunities for its bank.

The company would gain 10 branches around Sacramento as part of the $135 million acquisition.

The Connecticut company will have more than 200 branches and $64 billion of deposits after completing the acquisition.

Organizers of Integrity Bank for Business must raise around $19.9 million before they can open the bank.

The company will gain seven branches, including one in Richmond, Va., after it acquires Sevier County, which is based in eastern Tennessee.

The Wisconsin company is paying $248 million for Mackinac, which has $1.5 billion of assets and $1.3 billion of deposits.

BancorpSouth would have $44 billion of assets after it buys Houston-based Cadence. The company will be rebranded, while the bank will retain the Cadence name.

The announcement comes about six months after Boston-based Eastern raised $1.7 billion through an initial public offering.

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