Florida

The company, which had recently expressed confidence that the issue would be resolved, agreed last month to buy a bank in Florida.

The Florida-based credit union is one of several that have begun raising employees' entry-level pay as part of the nationwide push toward a living wage.

The deal includes roughly 120 client relationships. Employees in CenterState's trust department will join Cypress Trust.

The $32 million purchase of Sunshine Financial will provide First Bancshares with its first branches in Tallahassee, Fla.

The expected refund is tied to loans that investors bought when they acquired the failed BankUnited in 2009.

The $528 million acquisition ends months of speculation that the foreign-owned banks were pursuing a deal.

FCB will pay $88 million in cash and stock for Floridian in a deal that will boost its operations near Miami.

The company, which counts veteran banker Jay Sidhu among its investors, is selling to Ameris for $145 million in cash and stock.

Credit unions based in California, Michigan, Illinois and South Carolina have rejoined the CUSO’s fold.

The company, which recently bought Sabadell United in Miami, is pledging to make billions of dollars in mortgages and small business loans in low- and moderate-income communities.