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The company, which had launched an at-the-market offering in late May, plans to use the proceeds for organic growth.

Louisiana-based credit union says its request is one of the largest ever approved by NCUA.

The acquisition is expected to boost WesBanco’s presence in Huntington, W.Va., and provide a bridge to its existing operations in Charleston, W.Va., and southeastern Ohio.

The company will pay $53 million in cash and stock for Signature Bank.

The company has reapplied to buy Civic Bank more than a year after a regulatory snag forced it to put the deal on ice.

Most of Sterling Bancorp's operations are in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company plans to use some of the $93 million it will raise to expand in New York and Seattle.

Endeavor Bank in San Diego aims to be the third new bank to open this year. There is hope that as many as eight new institutions could open in 2018.

The company has agreed to buy CBBC Bancorp. It also raised $63 million to pay for the deal and fund future growth.

Capital Corps, led by Steven Sugarman, aims to provide financing to homeowners and small businesses that it believes are overlooked by banks. The firm features several former Banc of California executives.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency must set fees equal to the cost of capital that private banks hold against similar risk, not just the amount of capital that Fannie and Freddie think are right for themselves.