Georgia

A lack of talent, capital and good business planning proved fatal for bank organizers in California and Georgia.

The company has also hit its goal of having half of total loans tied to customers around Atlanta.

State Bank popped up on the Houston company’s radar eight years ago, but management waited until now to strike.

The Houston company had been an interested, but selective, acquirer before announcing this year's biggest bank deal.

Buyers are scooping up many of the market's biggest banks, making it harder for others to gain scale.

The Florida company is also set to enter Alabama as part of the $360 million purchase.

The company agreed to buy Landmark Bancshare in Marietta, Ga., for $115 million.

The news of the data breach cast a shadow over relatively strong first-quarter earnings for the Atlanta bank.

Peach State Federal Credit Union acquired a former branch of DOCO Credit Union after the latter made the decision to leave the Toccoa, Ga., market.

United Community Banks in Georgia tried hiring Lynn Harton in 2006, but he took another job. They kept in touch, and he's now poised to become the company's CEO.

Jimmy Tallent, who will become the Georgia company's executive chairman, will be succeeded by Lynn Harton.

Renasant is requiring Brand Group to sell $55 million in classified loans before closing the deal, while attaching an incentive for the seller to get as much as possible for those sales.

The Mississippi company will gain nearly $2 billion in loans after it buys Brand Group Holdings.

LGE Community Credit Union has a deal to acquire Georgia Heritage Bank. It's the fourth time this year a credit union has agreed to buy a bank.

The Arizona-based online auto dealer has partnerships with 35 credit unions – and is looking to expand.

A Georgia Supreme Court case sheds light on the lengths that the often assailed industry has gone to shape policy outcomes. It also raises the question of whether, in evaluating industry-funded research, it is enough to assess the published study itself, or if it is necessary to dig deeper.

Ameris would gain 24 Atlanta-area branches in the $406 million deal.

Citizens Financial, Regions and SunTrust reported strong gains in consumer banking, including loans made through partnerships with retailers and fintech lenders. They want to keep it up to compensate for slack in commercial lending.

The new tax law helped boost fourth-quarter results at SunTrust Banks in Atlanta, while the recent rate hikes led to gains in spread income.

Ameris, which was operating under a regulatory order when it agreed to buy Atlantic Coast, agreed to pay more money if it failed to complete the acquisition by mid-2018.