Iowa

The company will pay $186 million for First Bank Lubbock in a deal that also includes mortgage unit PrimeWest Mortgage.

The company will pay $53 million in cash and stock for Signature Bank.

The credit union will be CU*Answers' second member-owner in the greater Des Moines area

The parent of State Bank in New Hampton has agreed to buy the holding company for Peoples Trust & Savings Bank.

Des Moines CU has expanded its FOM to include first responders, government employees and more.

The Illinois company agreed to pay $44 million to buy Guaranty Bank, the biggest institution based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has announced Kim Averill as the new head of the Iowa Division of Credit Unions, replacing retiring JoAnn Johnson.

Johnson has led the Iowa CU regulator’s office since being appointed by the governor in 2011.

Heartland Financial in Dubuque, Iowa, is looking to raise $53.5 million through a public offering.

Heartland Financial in Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy Founders Bancorp in San Luis Obispo, Calif.