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BB&T is buying SunTrust Banks, creating a $442 billion-asset institution. Credit unions are hopeful the mega merger will present an opening to pick up new business.
February 8
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The industry's largest acquisition in more than a decade will create the sixth-biggest bank in the country, with assets of more than $442 billion.
February 7
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Three groups in North Carolina have scrapped plans to start banks because of difficulty raising capital, among other reasons.
January 24
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The North Carolina regional closed dozens of branches and cut jobs across the company, directing a chunk of the savings to digital banking initiatives.
January 17
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The company recently agreed to be sold to SmartFinancial in Knoxville, Tenn.
January 16
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Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan and his fellow executives said they see nothing to suggest a slowdown is imminent. Their outlook was far more upbeat than that of JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon.
January 16
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The Tennessee company will have $4 billion in assets and 47 branches in six states when it buys Entegra Financial.
January 15
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The North Carolina company agreed to pay $38 million in cash for First South Bancorp.
January 10
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Spirit Community Bank is the 15th bank to get the agency's approval this year. That list also includes Community Bank of the Carolinas, which was approved in early December.
December 31
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David Rupp was CEO of Four Oaks Fincorp in North Carolina when it sold itself to United Community Banks last year.
December 20
