IN BRIEF: S. Carolina Bank Buying Neighbor for $15M

First Citizens Bancorp. in Columbia, S.C., announced an agreement to acquire an in-state neighbor, Exchange Bank, for $15 million in stock and cash.

The deal is expected to close by the end of the third quarter.

Estill-based Exchange, with $94 million of assets and four branches, would operate as a subsidiary.

First Citizens, with $2.3 billion of assets, operates 135 branches under the name First Citizens Bank and Trust Company of South Carolina.

- Louis Whiteman

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