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The Kingston, N.Y.-based institution can now serve those who live and work in seven counties.

The Miami unit of Chile’s Banco de Credito e Inversiones is acquiring Executive National Bank. It bought Miami's TotalBank last year.

The North Carolina company agreed to buy the much-smaller Community Financial Holding.

The Maryland company says two recent deals, including its agreement to buy Revere Bank, give it the right amount of coverage across Washington's suburbs.

The company will add nearly a dozen branches in the Maryland suburbs of Washington.

The name Jovia is a reference to the word jovial and is intended to inspire trust and optimism.

A new study suggests banks have the ability to operate leaner than ever before. That could fuel investor demands for more cost cutting and drive more banks to pursue M&A.

The Mississippi company will pay more than $38 million for Texas First Bancshares.

Wolverton has been accumulating responsibility and influence at Synovus in recent years and is the highest ranking woman at the company.

At this year's Inclusiv conference in Los Angeles, leaders from CDCUs across the country offered their thoughts on what could most benefit their institutions.

One-third of surveyed credit unions are looking to partner with a bank, while another third are looking for larger merger partners.

The company will gain 34 branches and $1.2 billion in assets when it buys State Capital in Mississippi.

The company will buy TB&T Bancshares, which operates branches near Texas A&M University.

The Pennsylvania company will pay $31 million for a bank with $269 million in assets.

The California company said it has no timeline for Russell Colombo's expected retirement.

Nearly a tenth of the industry’s deals this year were connected to the state, which boasts a good number of sought-after small banks.

The company will pay $42 million in cash for the parent of Main Street Bank in southeastern Michigan.

The company will pay $29 million for Cornerstone Financial Services.

The Tennessee company will gain access to the Bowling Green, Ky., market as part of the $52 million deal.

A new registry aims to make it easier for credit unions to set up voice banking capabilities, but it remains to be see if consumer demand is there for this service.