Corporate governance

The company agreed to buy the parent of Countryside Bank for $90.5 million.

The company agreed to pay $66 million for the parent of Citizens State Bank in Tyler, Texas.

The Wisconsin regional agreed to buy the parent of First National Bank in Staunton for $76 million in cash.

South Plains' agreement to buy West Texas State Bank is its first major move since conducting an initial public offering in May.

The Michigan-based institution also recorded increases in earnings, deposits and membership.

The Washington company will have more than $1 billion in assets in Southern California when the $87 million deal closes.

The $64 million acquisition is the first for Investors since it was freed from a regulatory order tied to Bank Secrecy Act compliance.

A company that operates mostly in rural markets is finally making a push into the thriving mid-Atlantic markets of Washington and Baltimore with its deal for Old Line Bancshares.

Maria Vullo served for three years as New York's top banking regulator.

Shelby Community has just 1,000 members and $5 million in assets and will complete the merger into 1st Liberty by the end of August.

WesBanco, which is based in West Virginia, will have more than $15 billion in assets when it completes the acquisition.

The Mississippi company has agreed to buy First Florida Bancorp in Destin, Fla., as part of its plan to build a community bank stretching across the Gulf region.

There have now been a record 10 credit union-bank merger deals in 2019.

Earnings at the Cincinnati company fell 25% from the same period last year, largely due to $109 million in expenses tied to its March acquisition of MB Financial.

With the industry continuing to consolidate, credit unions must address mergers in their strategic planning sessions so they are ready to be on either side of the deal when the opportunity arises.

The New York-based institution will double the number of counties it can serve as part of the effort to grow.

While executives at the Buffalo, N.Y., bank said they would take a closer look at spending, especially given the potential for interest rate cuts, they described investments in tech talent as an essential cost of doing business.

The Lutherville, Md.-based credit union returned $1.25 million to members in the first half of the year, on the heels of a $2M payout last year.

The institution was formerly known as SF Police CU but can now serve law enforcement officers statewide.

Credit unions are slowly embracing the impact data analytics can have on the bottom line, but experts say goal-setting and measurable achievements must also be a part of the process.