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Organizers of Silver River Community Bank must raise $17 million before opening.

The Michigan company will pay $68 million to expand in a high-priority market.

The companies said the merger will provide scale and help them update technology more efficiently.

The New Jersey company will pay $284 million for Two River Bancorp and Country Bank Holding.

CrossFirst Bankshares intends to use its share of the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including support of future growth, according to a registration statement.

The Connecticut company will add heft in its home state and Massachusetts when it buys the former mutual.

Piermont Bank, set to open this week, will be the city's second new bank this year.

The company, based in Charleston, S.C., will buy Carolina Trust in western North Carolina for $100 million.

Ribbon-cuttings for de novos have become more common as regulators have warmed up to the idea of granting new charters. These are the banks that have opened this year, along with more that are on track to do so.

The California company will pay $39.4 million for the parent of First State Bank of Colorado.