Georgia

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

First Commerce Credit Union's agreement to buy Citizens Bank brings to 14 the number of deals this year in which a credit union is buying a bank.

First Commerce Credit Union's agreement to buy Citizens Bank is the 14th credit union-bank deal of the year.

Loyal Trust Bank is the seventh proposed bank in 2019 to secure the agency's approval for deposit insurance.

An appeals court said that Marietta, Ga.-based institution's overdraft agreements were "ambiguous" and now the case might be settled at a trial.

When H. Lynn Harton joined United Community Bank seven years ago, he knew he was on track to eventually become CEO. But he still felt he had to earn it.

Executives at Atlantic Capital Bank had to take a hard look at its strategy and culture after the acquisition of First Security Group dampened employee morale.

Community First will pay $40 million in cash for the parent of Affinity Bank.

Palmer Proctor, who took over at Ameris after it bought Fidelity Southern, where he was also CEO, says more deals would be a "distraction."

Lending at credit unions in the Peach State increased by just 0.2%, down from 0.8% growth recorded a quarter earlier.