IPOs

Brand Group in Georgia was mulling a public offering but it opted to test the waters as a seller first. That decision led to one of the biggest bank deals announced this year.

The California company ended up selling 1 million more shares than it had originally planned to offer.

The fintech wants to facilitate loans for elective surgeries, auto repairs and jewelry purchases, but regulatory uncertainty — at the state and federal levels — casts a cloud over its business model.

The firm will pay $110 million to settle charges it didn’t control traders; hedge fund executive says he was wrongfully accused of sexual misconduct.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares plans to raise $40 million to fund organic growth and acquisitions.

The 106-year-old bank is looking to raise $90 million, with plans to use half of the funds to redeem outstanding preferred stock.

The Atlanta company partners with banks and merchants to offer consumer installment loans. It could seek to raise as $1 billion as early as this summer, according to a published report.

The company said it could raise up to $25 million through the initial public offering.

OP Bancorp in Los Angeles aims to raise $20 million to fund organic growth and acquisitions.

The company could use proceeds from the planned offering to add branches and make bigger loans.

The private-equity firms, which invested in a predecessor to Union Bankshares in May 2010, sold their shares for a total of $301 million.

Most of Sterling Bancorp's operations are in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company plans to use some of the $93 million it will raise to expand in New York and Seattle.

The company plans to use some of the offering's $48 million in proceeds to redeem preferred stock.

The bank is looking to raise $72 million, which it could use for organic growth and acquisitions.

Recent regulatory reform activity is a step in the right direction, but the changes envisioned in both a Treasury Department report and a suite of House bills are a mixed bag.

Metropolitan in N.Y. plans to use its IPO proceeds to fuel CRE and commercial loan growth

The company is looking to raise about $115 million. A portion of the proceeds would help pay for Merchants' pending purchase of Joy State Bank.

Several RBB Bancorp executives and directors, including CEO Alan Thian, will also sell a significant number of shares when the Los Angeles company goes public.