The $54 million purchase of Pilgrim Bancshares will give Hometown branches in western, central and eastern Massachusetts.

The Ohio company said low unemployment is keeping business clients from expanding, while higher asking prices are forcing it to avoid bank acquisitions.

Grubhub's deal to purchase of LevelUp, announced alongside its second-quarter earnings, is a deal that seems to make more sense for LevelUp — expanding its offerings to include delivery — than it does for the buyer.

The $26 million acquisition will allow Summit to enter two new counties in its home state.

The digital currency’s price has rebounded to over $8,000 as a new ETF is in the works; three deals may indicate a resurgence of small bank M&A.

Florida created headaches for the Georgia company during the financial crisis. Increased discipline, and wholesale changes to banking, make the $3 billion purchase of FCB Financial less risky, CEO Kessel Stelling says.

The Mississippi company will also gain its first branches in southern Georgia as part of the $80 million deal.

The March acquisitions of a warehouse lending portfolio and eight California bank branches helped fuel a 22% increase in net income.

The 2017 acquisition of Yadkin Financial was cited as a driver of growth for several fee-based businesses.

A merger with Towns-Union Educators' FCU is Peach State's fifth such move in three years.

Green's sale follows a dedicated effort by its management team to purge its energy portfolio.

The $2.9 billion deal is the Georgia company's first traditional whole-bank acquisition since 2006. It is also the year's second-biggest bank acquisition.

First Green Bank in Florida had to stop holding deposits for licensed marijuana sellers as a condition of making a deal.

Vend Lease, which is based in Baltimore, focuses on suppliers and vendors in the hospitality industry.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares has agreed to buy Comanche National. This would be Spirit's first acquisition since going public earlier this year.

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State Street said it would suspend a share repurchase program and issue common and preferred stock to pay for the deal.

The bank announced plans to open 100 to 125 branches in fast-growing cities across the Southeast, and will close an equal number in the Midwest. In a way, it's finishing a plan it cooked up nearly two decades ago.

Brentwood Bank’s purchase of Union Building and Loan would give it a larger presence around the Steel City.

While the regulatory environment is more accommodating for big deals, many regionals still have their reasons for staying on the sidelines.