Growth strategies

The $71 million transaction is the latest in a series of acquisitions by Seacoast in recent months.

The Arizona company said Kenneth Vecchione would be a candidate to eventually replace CEO Robert Sarver.

The acquisition will make the Tennessee company one of the biggest banks in the Southeast, with assets of more than $40 billion.

The company, which delisted from the Nasdaq in 2005, is looking to raise up to $64 million through an initial public offering.

First Bancorp has emerged as one of the few consolidators in North Carolina at a time when many other banks in the state have opted to sell.

The $34 million acquisition is expected to strengthen Central Valley's banking operations in northern California.

The credit union is the tenth largest in Pennsylvania, serving more than 80,000 members.

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All 93,000 members of the Delaware Electric Co-Op are now eligible to join Del-One FCU.

The acquisition will provide South State with more than $3 billion in assets and a larger operation in North Carolina.