M&A
M&A
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The Texas company agreed to buy Liberty Bancshares on the same day it completed its purchase of the $1 billion-asset Sovereign Bancshares.
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The company will pay $51 million for Bank of Napa, adding two branches and nearly $250 million in assets.
August 2 -
The combined institution has assets of more than $1.3 billion and serves more than 120,000 members.
August 2 -
Lakes Area FCU is merging into Members Cooperative CU following heavy losses over the last 18 months.
August 1 -
The merger, announced in early June, brings the credit union's total assets to $1.09 billion.
August 1 -
The company agreed to buy County First Bank in a cash-and-stock transaction.
August 1 -
The Buffalo, N.Y., bank has been freed from an enforcement order that required an upgrade of its anti-money-laundering compliance systems. The Fed had ordered the upgrade as a condition for approval of its acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp.
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Southwest Bancorp, frustrated with a lethargic stock price, opted to find a buyer last summer. It was holding talks with Simmons First when the post-election run-up in bank stocks gave its shares an unexpected lift. Did it do the right thing by proceeding?
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Mendo Lake CU, Community First CU will join core systems this weekend.
July 27 -
All Rose City staff and executive team members will retain their jobs post-merger.
July 27 -
Valley National's latest acquisition would make it a much bigger player in Florida and provide a platform to write more auto loans. Both markets present attractive returns but high risks.
July 27 -
The company will also gain $260 million in loans and $180 million in deposits from Banner Corp.
July 27 -
Purchasing VocaLink has cost Mastercard more than $900 million and some regulatory headaches, but the investment has to potential to spark new payment products and facilitate the card brand's pursuit of faster processing.
July 27 -
The Blairsville, Ga., bank is in growth mode with strong second-quarter lending performances and two deals in the works, but its provision for loan losses was described as too low in one research note.
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The Texas company would add seven branches and more than $300 million of assets by acquiring Valley Bancorp.
July 26 -
First Financial in Ohio is buying MainSource in Indiana — with a twist. MainSource's leader will become CEO.
July 26 -
Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Virginia Community Bank in a rare instance of a nondepository mortgage company buying a bank, rather than the reverse.
July 26 -
The acquisition would be Valley's third in the Sunshine State since 2014 and would give the New Jersey company its first branches in Alabama.
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The Louisiana company, which recorded a large loan-loss provision to cover energy-related chargeoffs, also disclosed a new regulatory order from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
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The Michigan company's profit benefited from a larger balance sheet and a reduction in merger-related expenses.
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