The $54 million purchase of Pilgrim Bancshares will give Hometown branches in western, central and eastern Massachusetts.

The Ohio company said low unemployment is keeping business clients from expanding, while higher asking prices are forcing it to avoid bank acquisitions.

The bank, which would be only the second to call the Motor City home, would hire 500 people there while maintaining most of its workforce in Midland.

The $26 million acquisition will allow Summit to enter two new counties in its home state.

Florida created headaches for the Georgia company during the financial crisis. Increased discipline, and wholesale changes to banking, make the $3 billion purchase of FCB Financial less risky, CEO Kessel Stelling says.

The Mississippi company will also gain its first branches in southern Georgia as part of the $80 million deal.

Green's sale follows a dedicated effort by its management team to purge its energy portfolio.

The $2.9 billion deal is the Georgia company's first traditional whole-bank acquisition since 2006. It is also the year's second-biggest bank acquisition.

First Green Bank in Florida had to stop holding deposits for licensed marijuana sellers as a condition of making a deal.

Loan growth, fueled by increased tourism spending, more than offset a sharp drop in fee income at the Honolulu company.

On Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

On Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

The bank also agreed to pay a $5 million fine to settle allegations over how it obtained consumers' consent.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares has agreed to buy Comanche National. This would be Spirit's first acquisition since going public earlier this year.

Avidia Bank in Massachusetts collaborated with Exhibit 'A' Brewing to produce and sell an IPA as part of a plan to boost marketing to small businesses and millennials.

The company will no longer originate indirect auto loans outside of Florida and Georgia.

Brentwood Bank’s purchase of Union Building and Loan would give it a larger presence around the Steel City.

The Los Angeles company, which focuses on Korean-Americans, aims to raise $50 million.

PeoplesBancorp in Holyoke, Mass., has agreed to buy First Suffield Financial in Connecticut for $60 million.

OneUnited in Boston recently issued a debit card supporting immigrants, taking a public stand on a divisive national issue.