In Brief: N.C. Bank to Buy, Close 2 In-State Branches

First Citizens Bancshares agreed last week to buy two North Carolina branches from First Union Corp., Charlotte.

The deal is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter. The banks did not disclose terms and would give no information on the deposits and assets included.

First Citizens, which has $9 billion of assets, said it would close the branches it is buying and consolidate their business into existing branches.

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