The company will pay $1.1 billion for Carolina Financial in Charleston, S.C., in a deal that will add nearly $5 billion in assets.

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More banks in the state are considering acquisitions to cut costs and combat margin pressure.

If regional banks really want to compete against behemoths and nonbank entrants they need to emphasize products over M&A.

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First Bank of Berne has agreed to acquire Adams County Credit Union, turning the tables in a year in which 14 credit unions have announced deals to buy banks.

EML has agreed to pay £226 million (US$290 million) to acquire Prepaid Financial Services, one of Europe’s largest e-money issuers.

Over the past several years, well-established companies in the space like Klarna and FIS have become big enough to buy competitors, fueling the majority of the M&A we’ve seen of late, says AvidXchange's Michael Praeger.

The Louisiana company's willingness to combine with First Horizon without a big initial payday is fueling talk that other banks could be keen on selling at relatively inexpensive prices.

The Pennsylvania company gained $67 million in assets under management as part of the acquisition.

Dealmaking through early November is slightly ahead of last year's clip thanks to a recent flurry of merger announcements. However, excluding BB&T-SunTrust, values and multiples are shrinking.

Community bank leaders at an ABA-hosted meeting questioned the timing for a new accounting standard for loan losses and discussed their struggles to keep pace with new technology.

Completing the deal before the new year would let the merged company avoid an earnings hit in complying with the Current Expected Credit Loss accounting standard and give it more flexibility on capital adjustments.

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Chesterfield's proposed merger into Virginia Credit Union is expected to be completed in early 2020.

BB&T and SunTrust had to sell the branches to get Justice Department approval of their merger, a key step toward closing the deal.

The veteran banker succeeded Randy Sims, who recently retired. Sims had been the Arkansas company's CEO since replacing Allison in 2009.

If the no-premium agreement announced by First Horizon and Iberiabank this week is a sign that sellers’ asking prices will come down, then Regions might reconsider its anti-M&A stance, a company executive said.

Clear communication is critical when banks undergo a leadership or operational change.

The Maryland company agreed to acquire Rembert Pendleton Jackson, which has $1.3 billion in assets under management.