Colorado

First Express of Nebraska in Gering and First Wyoming Bancorp. in Laramie have agreed to merge. The companies did not disclose the price of the deal, which is expected to close by mid-2016.

Southwest Bancorp in Stillwater, Okla., has hired a group of former National Bank Holdings commercial lenders to lead its Colorado market.

The $140 million-asset company said in a press release Thursday that Martin May would also become its president.

Citywide Banks of Colorado in Denver has raised $7 million from private-equity investors.

The American Bankers Association named Georgia community banker Daniel Blanton its new chairman and elected three additional officers during its annual convention.

National Bank Holdings in Greenwood Village, Colo., has negotiated an early termination of the loss-share agreements that backed up its acquisitions of two failed banks.

National Bank Holdings in Greenwood Village, Colo., has filed an application to convert NBH Bank from a national association to a Colorado state-charted bank.

FirstBank Holding in Lakewood, Colo., has picked new presidents for its Denver market and its market for the western suburbs of Denver.

Heartland Financial USA is Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy CIC Bancshares in Denver.

CPI Card Group, which makes payment cards for firms including Bank of America and American Express, aims to raise about $300 million in an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the company's plans.