First Community Bancshares Inc. in Bluefield, Va., has a deal to buy Coddle Creek Financial Corp. in Mooresville, N.C., for $33.1 million.
The deal, announced late Thursday, would expand the $2 billion-asset First Community's operations in the Charlotte area, where it has a loan production office. The $159 million-asset Coddle Creek is the holding company for Mooresville Savings Bank, which operates three branches in Mooresville, Huntersville, and Cornelius, N.C.
The deal is expected to close next quarter.











