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

The two tiny credit unions merged with the $313 million Pelican State on Nov. 1 and Dec. 1 of this year.

The combination of the two Orange County-based credit unions will create a $1.4 billion-asset institution.

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.

The $528 million acquisition ends months of speculation that the foreign-owned banks were pursuing a deal.

Five years have passed since M&T agreed to buy Hudson City, only to be tripped up by anti-money-laundering issues. With a clean bill of health from regulators and Hudson integrated, management is again talking about its interest in deals.

For her entrepreneurial spirit and for bringing hometown banking back to Baltimore, Mary Ann Scully has been named a 2017 Banker of the Year award winner.

The bank has taken a decisive step to protect its asset quality, but the move also raises questions about what will drive loan growth in the future — and whether the company is on the block.

The transaction is still subject to regulatory and shareholder approval, but is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2018.

The service will require more coordination between the bank and its parent company, BNP Paribas.

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.

A New York banker who mastered the art of buying low and selling high, broke industry norms and learned from his mistakes in commercial real estate, Kanas became a model regional bank builder and a central figure in the post-crisis recovery.

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

The Pittsburgh bank is counting on its acquisition of the Trout Group to help strengthen ties with clients in the life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors.

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.

Beth Mooney is taking KeyCorp to new heights through bold dealmaking and with a relentless commitment to doing what's right for customers, employees and communities.

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