Capital

Jefferson Financial Credit Union in Louisiana struck a deal to bring in $12 million in secondary capital, which is believed to be the biggest haul to date for a credit union. Will it embolden other CUs to pursue similar fundraising efforts?

Clearinghouse CDFI will use funds from the $2 million investment to support affordable-housing and economic development projects in communities and Native American reservations in California, Nevada and Arizona.

Jefferson Financial in Louisiana struck a deal to bring in $12 million in secondary capital, which is believed to be the biggest haul to date for a credit union. It could also embolden other credit unions to pursue similar fundraising efforts.

The company, which counts veteran banker Jay Sidhu among its investors, is selling to Ameris for $145 million in cash and stock.

The company has agreed to pay $49 million for First West Virginia Bancorp, the parent of Progressive Bank.

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.