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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.

Trustar Bank is set to debut in northern Virginia in July.

The Pittsburgh regional, once among the most industry’s most active acquirers, hasn’t bought a bank in more than two years — and it’s in no rush to do so.

Organizers of Community Bank of the Carolinas in Winston-Salem said that they will return capital to investors and pursue other alternatives, including buying an existing bank.

The $550 million purchase will include a branch in the U.S. Virgin Islands.