Americas

The Texas company would add seven branches and more than $300 million of assets by acquiring Valley Bancorp.

First Financial in Ohio is buying MainSource in Indiana — with a twist. MainSource's leader will become CEO.

Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Virginia Community Bank in a rare instance of a nondepository mortgage company buying a bank, rather than the reverse.

The acquisition would be Valley's third in the Sunshine State since 2014 and would give the New Jersey company its first branches in Alabama.

Brandon Riechers has been with RCU since 1996, has served as EVP/CLO since 2012.

The Louisiana company, which recorded a large loan-loss provision to cover energy-related chargeoffs, also disclosed a new regulatory order from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

The Michigan company's profit benefited from a larger balance sheet and a reduction in merger-related expenses.

The company agreed to buy MainSource Financial in Indiana for $1 billion, creating a Midwestern bank that will have more than 200 branches and $13 billion in assets.

The New York company, which is preparing to buy Astoria Financial, reported year-over-year increases in commercial-and-industrial and commercial real estate loans.

Union Bankshares in Virginia lost several key lending officers after it bought StellarOne. Management as a result has made changes to minimize employee flight from its latest M&A target, Xenith Bankshares.