Charter One wanted to sell itself quickly because it feared valuations had peaked, and CenterState was able to beat other potential suitors to the punch.

Park Financial has agreed to buy shares from one of the founders of Mesaba Bancshares.

The company will gain 10 branches and $145 million in loans after it buys Gideon Bancshares.

The company, which has completed eight acquisitions since 2015, agreed to buy City Bank and Trust in Oklahoma.

Nearly a third of the company's revenue will come from noninterest income after it buys SCB, which owns a large insurance and farmland management business.

Donegal Group and Donegal Mutual Insurance are selling the holding company for Union Community Bank in Lancaster County.

Seacoast's deposits in the central Florida city will increase by 49% after it completes the $133 million acquisition.

The company will pay $114 million to gain 10 branches and $482 million in assets.

While CEO Joseph Ficalora believes acquiring other banks would solve his company's funding issues, outsiders say its culture needs to change.

The Dallas auto lender might lose as much as one-third of its business if it severs ties with the automaker, raising fresh questions about whether its parent company will buy out shareholders and take full ownership.

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The firms were initially slated to be included in a newly merged trade association, but they were blocked after some executives objected to adding more Wall Street banks.

The Pittsburgh company said that the moves would improve both operating efficiency in its retail network and the credit profile of its consumer loan portfolio.

TSYS has purchased iMobile3, a maker of private-label payment solutions for small businesses, to beef up merchants' capabilities through the point of sale.

Ameris Bancorp said that Edwin Hortman will step down as president and CEO in July but will continue as chairman.

First Midwest Bancorp has agreed to buy Northern States Financial in Waukegan, Ill., for $91 million.

Brand Group in Georgia was mulling a public offering but it opted to test the waters as a seller first. That decision led to one of the biggest bank deals announced this year.

The OCC finds widespread problems in bank retail sales practices; Ripple and Swift competition for payments pits technology against convention.

The low-cost deposits that come with the deal for 52 Wells branches in four states should fund the Michigan company's effort to become a commercial lender.

The Michigan company will buy 52 branches and $2.3 billion in deposits from the San Francisco banking giant.