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The company has agreed to by $145 million for Bridgeview Bancorp.

Merchants has agreed to buy NattyMac, a company it has been in business with since 2014.

The Massachusetts bank has offered wealth management services in the state for several years.

Mike Walsh, former CEO of Jefferson County Bancshares, has become a director at St. Louis Bank.

Murals on the walls and pizza parties are just a couple of ways Studio Bank is trying to court music and entertainment clients as part of a broader niche-lending strategy.

Its bid for El Dorado Savings wasn’t the highest, but PacWest's image as a skilled dealmaker added value to its offer in the seller’s eyes.

The company will pay $64 million in cash and stock for First Beeville Financial.

The Connecticut regional bank will pay $327 million for the parent of Belmont Savings Bank.

Nexos National Bank would be led by Gordon Baird, a former Citi executive. A former New York banking commissioner is set to join the proposed bank's board.

The Florida company will have more than $16 billion in assets, along with increased scale in Georgia, when it buys National Commerce.

Scott Custer is set to become chairman of Dogwood State Bank, a proposed North Carolina de novo.

The past month was a busy one for community banks with expansion on the agenda and millions to spend.

Silvergate is selling the branch to focus more on fintech deposits and specialty lending.

The North Carolina regional bank will gain four locations and $834 million in loans.

The Mississippi company will have 22 branches and more than $1 billion in assets when the deal is completed.

The company is selling 14 branches, including several around Chattanooga, Tenn., and its mortgage business to FB Financial so it can focus on its Atlanta operations and national lending businesses.

Blue Hills Bancorp in Massachusetts completed a second-step conversion and was poised to bulk up on acquisitions. It struck its one and only deal this fall — and it was not the kind it had in mind.

The Mississippi bank will pay up to $100 million to expand in southwest Alabama and Dallas.

The Arkansas company will pay $170 million to buy Reliance Bancshares.

The company will also restate financials for the first half of 2018 to correct how it classified cash flow activities tied to commercial mortgage warehouse lending.