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The company has agreed to buy United Community Bancorp. With the $114 million deal it would add five branches in the Cincinnati area.

Limited organic growth opportunities and rising premiums for bigger deals are fueling more sales of banks with $1 billion to $10 billion in assets.

The company has agreed to pay $89 million for Premier Commercial Bancorp. The acquisition would significantly increase its branch presence and lending in the Portland area.

Two groups have announced plans to open banks in the state, and several others have had talks with regulators. Is there room for more?

Sterling would gain $458 million in loans and an origination platform by acquiring Advantage Funding Management.

OP Bancorp in Los Angeles aims to raise $20 million to fund organic growth and acquisitions.

Spirit Community Bank would be based in Statesville, a community about 45 miles north of Charlotte. A separate set of organizers has already shared plans to open a bank east of Charlotte.

Parkway Acquisition in Virginia has agreed to buy Great State Bank for nearly $15 million.

The nonprofit is turning to banks and social impact investors to help significantly increase the size of its loan portfolio over five years.

While the $632 million-asset nbkc bank was the smallest known participant in the recent round of funding for Greenlight, the investment wasn't its first foray into fintech.

The company will also surpass $10 billion in assets when it buys Community Bank.

Former CUNA economist Bill Hampel has attended the trade group’s Governmental Affairs Conference for decades, but this year he’ll do so as a Wegner Award winner.

Organizers aiming to open a de novo just outside Charlotte say there's a need for a new community bank after several years of consolidation in the market.

The company could use proceeds from the planned offering to add branches and make bigger loans.

Just two months after a capital infusion, First Capital Bancshares added banking veterans including John McCoy and Harvey Glick as directors in a board overhaul, changed CEOs, and decided to move its corporate headquarters to Charleston, S.C.

The Chicago institution, formed in 2010 to buy the failed ShoreBank, has hired Sandler O'Neill to gauge interest from potential buyers, according to a published report.

Having solid relationships with those who cover the banking industry can lend credibility to management teams, especially when times are tough.

The as-yet-unnamed bank, which would be based near Charlotte, N.C., would be led by Randy Helton, a former CEO at American Community Bancshares.

The company agreed to buy Bank of River Oaks for $85 million in cash.

The California company has agreed to buy Grandpoint Capital, a business bank in Los Angeles, for $641 million.