Asset quality remained solid as the Little Rock company improved loan-to-deposit, efficiency ratios last quarter following two major bank acquisitions.

The company would prefer buying banks with $5 billion to $10 billion in assets unless it finds an appealing alternative in a strategic market such as Raleigh or Nashville.

Violations of Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money-laundering compliance remain a hot topic for financial institutions as regulators can bar them from branch building and bank acquisitions. Here are some notable regulatory actions that are still unresolved.

The deal expands Post Oak’s existing operations around Houston

This is the fourth merger for UNIFY within the last 12 months.

The company had been operating for years under a licensing agreement with the San Francisco banking giant.

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The company recently received Fed approval to increase its ownership in Carter to 9%.

Salisbury Bancorp in Lakeville, N.Y., has agreed to buy a branch from ES Bancshares in Newburgh.

Huron Community Financial Services in East Tawas, Mich., is getting ready to offer insurance products.

First Business in Wis. to consolidate bank charters-

The company will pay $23.4 million for the $194 million-asset parent of Capaha Bank.

Larry Mazza, MVB’s chief executive, joined the board at BillGO.

There is optimism that consolidation could bounce back from a lackluster 2016 as bank stocks rally. At the same time, expectations of regulatory easing and tax reform could entice more banks to stay independent, at least in the short term.

The growth of digital channels is changing bank M&A values, forcing buyers to focus less on branches and more on the volume of customer data.

Advia Credit Union in Parchment, Mich., has agreed to buy Peoples Bank in Elkhorn, Wis.

Shore Bancshares in Easton, Md., has agreed to buy three branches around Baltimore from Northwest Bancshares in Warren, Pa.

An influx of new people to the Pacific Northwest and Southeast could have big implications for banking, from M&A to de novo efforts.

CenterState Banks in Winter Haven, Fla., is looking to raise at least $60 million through a public offering.

Columbia Banking System in Tacoma, Wash., landed the first sizeable deal of the New Year with an agreement to buy Pacific Continental in Eugene, Ore.