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Acquiring Pilot Bank would allow the credit union to serve members who live or vacation in Florida. The deal is the fifth deal this year in which a credit union is purchasing a bank.

After agreeing in March to be sold to a Florida real estate firm, Sunnyside accepted a higher bid from one of its investors, Rhodium BA Holdings.

HSBC Holdings is set to announce the sale of its French retail unit to the private equity firm Cerberus, putting an end to a lengthy sale process that began more than 18 months ago.

KMD Partners, which makes high-interest rate loans through its CreditNinja brand, has agreed to acquire the $11.7 million-asset Liberty Bank. The purchase is likely to draw scrutiny, but the companies argue that it will help borrowers with lower credit scores qualify for less expensive loans.

The lender's founder and CEO says the acquisition of Roscoe State Bank will give it new products and referral sources.

Chief operating officer Sam Sidhu takes over as president and chief executive on July 1. He has a list of 25 potential markets the Pennsylvania bank might enter, and has already begun hiring commercial bankers in Texas, Florida and Illinois.

Though the community bank has most of its branches in California and is buying a Florida bank, CEO Scott Kavanaugh is eager to pursue targets in the Lone Star State after moving the corporate headquarters to Dallas.

The deal for the Salt Lake City-based home improvement lender, which Home Depot tried to acquire more than a decade ago, is part of a larger effort by Regions Financial to diversify its home lending business.

The San Francisco company has promoted or hired several bankers to steer growth in retail and commercial banking operations just months after completing its purchase of Radius.