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The company has registered shares that three private equity firms have held since early 2010.

The purchase will significantly increase Hancock's assets under management and administration.

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

Integrity is set to become the third Houston-area bank acquired by Independent in recent years.

Pat Hickman, CEO of Happy State Bank, wants his institution to remain viable in the face of stifling regulation. As for selling? That'll happen over his dead body, he says.

Prop 2 easing HELOC regulations and Prop 7 granting prize-linked accounts both passed on Nov. 7

The company, which recently bought Sabadell United in Miami, is pledging to make billions of dollars in mortgages and small business loans in low- and moderate-income communities.

The bank is looking to raise $72 million, which it could use for organic growth and acquisitions.

One of the biggest challenges surrounding the ballot initiatives is voter turnout, which is often just 10 percent of registered voters in elections the year after a presidential contest.

Harvey slammed the Houston area this summer, but Prosperity Bancshares' profit dropped only slightly in the third quarter, and it described the financial impact as "manageable."