South Carolina

The South Carolina company also provided a timeline for heightened regulation tied to crossing the $10 billion asset threshold.

The company agreed to pay $18 million for Atlantic Bancshares in a deal that will increase its operations along South Carolina's coast.

John Kimberly, who was CEO of a bank that CAB bought in 2014, is set to take the helm on Jan. 1.

First Reliance in South Carolina, which recently announced its first bank acquisition, is angling to take advantage of disruption caused by bigger mergers in the Carolinas.

The company, which agreed to buy Independence Bancshares, also brought in $25 million by selling common and preferred stock.

Monday’s eclipse is an astronomer’s dream, but CUs’ responses range from trying to make hay while the sun isn’t shining to preparing for potential disaster.

Lynn Harton was finally named CEO of United Community Bank after a five-year apprenticeship, though Jimmy Tallent remains CEO of the parent company. The executives have long touted an ability to bounce ideas off each other as a reason for United's success.

The credit union’s new name and imagery are intended to represent financial empowerment for consumers.

Beacon Community Bank seeks to become the first new bank in South Carolina in roughly a decade.

The company agreed to pay $162 million to buy First South Bancorp in Washington, N.C. It is the fifth time this year that a bank in North Carolina has agreed to be sold to a buyer from another state.