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Amalgamated's purchase of New Resource Bank is part of a broader strategy to enter more U.S. markets.

A bull market and investor appetite for bank stocks are spurring more mutuals to consider partial conversions.

The company agreed to pay $18 million for Atlantic Bancshares in a deal that will increase its operations along South Carolina's coast.

The company will pay $186 million for First Bank Lubbock in a deal that also includes mortgage unit PrimeWest Mortgage.

The company will also gain branches in northern Alabama when it buys Tennessee Bancshares.

A group has filed an application for form a bank in Birmingham, a city with a large pool of bankers and a steadily growing economy.

The California company is set to pick up a dozen branches after it buys FNB for $315 million.

The $74 million acquisition will allow First Mid-Illinois to expands it operatations in the Champaign-Urbana region in Illinois.

The bank, which agreed to acquire Hibernia Bancorp for $28 million, will adopt the seller's name after completing the deal.

MFA Acquisition, which plans to keep Maryland Financial Bank's name, wants to add more products and services after the deal closes.