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Five Star Credit Union in Dothan, Ala., has agreed to buy Flint River National Bank in Camilla, Ga.

State Bank Financial Corp. in Atlanta has named a new credit guru.

Traditional bank M&A in Georgia has been nearly dead in recent years, but Hamilton State Bancshares' deal this week to buy Cherokee Banking suggests that the Peach State may be primed for consolidation.

Community Bankers Trust (ESXB) in Glen Allen, Va., has agreed to sell its Georgia operations to Community & Southern Holdings in Atlanta.

The $557 million-asset company announced Monday that Holland will become chief credit officer for its SouthCrest Bank unit. He succeeds Kent Berry, who retired this year.

First Community (FCCO) in Lexington, S.C., has agreed to buy Savannah River Financial in Augusta, Ga.

The $7.2 billion-asset company auctioned $34.6 million in senior notes, it announced Monday. The notes carry an interest rate of 6%.

SouthCrest Financial (SCSG) in Peachtree City, Ga., has raised nearly $18 million from a group led by Castle Creek Capital.

Ameris Bancorp (ABCB)'s quarterly profit more than tripled, primarily on gains in mortgage revenue and a drop in the provision for loan losses.

The Treasury Department plans to sell its stake in eight more institutions as it seeks to continuing winding down the 5-year-old Troubled Asset Relief Program.