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The bank said it plans to use proceeds from the placement to expand its operations.

Utah-based America First CU is expanding into Arizona.

The company will add $600 million in assets under management when it buys a Roanoke, Va., firm.

The divestitures are necessary to get the Justice Department to sign off on First Financial's $1 billion purchase of MainSource Financial.

The credit union saw net income of nearly $3 million during Q4 and more than $11 million for the year.

The Texas company will gain four branches and $160 million in loans after the acquisition closes.

The Dallas company has agreed to sell its health care lending group to an undisclosed buyer.

Scholarship programs for high schoolers and college students can also promote banking as a viable career option and serve as a channel for bringing in new business.

A Swiss financier has agreed to buy Brickell Bank a year after another sale fell through.

A judge in federal district court on Friday declared the plaintiff in Carroll vs. Northwest Federal Credit Union did not have standing to sue due to ineligibility for membership at the credit union.