Louisiana

First Horizon and Iberiabank solidified their resolve after BB&T and SunTrust announced their merger. Bryan Jordan, First Horizon's CEO, says he's convinced the earlier deal is having a similar influence at other regional banks.

The deal will create a Southeastern regional with $75 billion in assets across 11 states.

The rise in prices caused by the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil installations should help banks recoup some losses from the 2016 downturn. Harder to gauge is the impact the price volatility will have on U.S. energy production and, in turn, loan demand.

The company will gain 34 branches and $1.2 billion in assets when it buys State Capital in Mississippi.

Prosecutors are investigating the involvement of Ashton Ryan and another executive in the New Orleans bank's 2017 collapse, a federal judge recently wrote in a decision on a related matter.

The Louisiana company will enter two new markets after it buys the locations.

The company will pay $43 million in cash for a bank with seven branches and $209 million in deposits.

Brandi Cummins, Jodi Korner and Tanya Lawrence all have new senior vice president roles within the Baton Rouge, La.-based institution.

The deal comes less than a week after the Louisiana company raised nearly $11 million.

Credit union executives discussed serving the legal marijuana and hemp businesses during NAFCU's annual conference in New Orleans, including vastly different motivations for serving the industry.