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The deal will see the $16 million-asset Georgetown FCU join the $258 million-asset PAHO/WHO. The combined institution will serve more than 7,500 members.

With its deal for Century Bancorp, Eastern will significantly boost its deposit share in greater Boston while gaining an entrée into several new business lines, including cannabis banking.

Regulators have approved the credit union's request to add 477 underserved census tracts to its field of membership, allowing it to reach roughly 2.5 million consumers.

The announcement comes about six months after Boston-based Eastern raised $1.7 billion through an initial public offering.

Longstanding familiarity with each other and years of informal talks helped the companies negotiate their $7.6 billion merger in just two months.

The Oklahoma regional bank said Steven Bradshaw plans to retire in March 2022.

While competitors are turning to traditional mergers and acquisitions to build market share and boost profits, Cleveland-based KeyBank is betting it can keep pace by rolling out a digital bank for affluent doctors and dentists.

The Illinois company would gain its first two branches in Winnebago County as part of the deal.

Organizers of the Florida de novo will need to raise $17 million in capital before opening.

The California company will gain $4 billion of low-cost deposits with its $250 million acquisition of the homeowners association services division.