Paul Davis

The $32 million purchase of Sunshine Financial will provide First Bancshares with its first branches in Tallahassee, Fla.

Bigger rivals are making inroads into small banks' bread-and-butter business line, yet the leaders of three community banks say they just need to keep doing what they do best — personal service — but work harder at it and incorporate new technology.

The Tennessee company also set high expectations for revenue opportunities while projecting it will deliver a 15% return on equity in 2019.

The company agreed to buy TCSB Bancorp, the parent of Traverse City State Bank, for $63 million.

Guaranty Federal Bancshares in Springfield, Mo., has agreed to buy Hometown Bancshares in Carthage.

Integrity is set to become the third Houston-area bank acquired by Independent in recent years.

FCB will pay $88 million in cash and stock for Floridian in a deal that will boost its operations near Miami.

The company agreed to pay $169 million for First Evanston Bancorp in Illinois.

HomeStreet's CEO said mortgage expansion and bank acquisitions — concerns highlighted recently by Blue Lion Capital — are helping the company diversify.

Bay Bancorp shareholders will get the added payouts if the Maryland bank's management settles a lawsuit and addresses a number of bad credits.

Ancora Advisors has a history of pressing banks and thrifts to find buyers.

New York Venture Bank would be run be a former Square 1 executive and would feature former CFPB deputy director Raj Date on its board.

CapStar claims Gaylon Lawrence violated the Change in Bank Control Act by building a 10% stake without prior Fed approval. The company says it's convinced Lawrence's long-term plan includes a hostile takeover.

Blue Lion Capital believes a heavy focus on mortgages and acquisitions is hurting HomeStreet's financial performance.

The Tennessee branches are being sold as part of First Horizon's deal to buy Capital.

The company, which counts veteran banker Jay Sidhu among its investors, is selling to Ameris for $145 million in cash and stock.

The company has agreed to pay $49 million for First West Virginia Bancorp, the parent of Progressive Bank.

The company, which had launched an at-the-market offering in late May, plans to use the proceeds for organic growth.

Bridge Bancorp, which plans to rebrand is bank as BNB Bank, also plans to boost 2018 profit by $3.3 million by closing 14% of its branches.

The acquisition is expected to boost WesBanco’s presence in Huntington, W.Va., and provide a bridge to its existing operations in Charleston, W.Va., and southeastern Ohio.