The Indiana company told investors that it’s ready to complete its combination with First Midwest Bancorp but that it’s unclear whether a recently filed mortgage discrimination lawsuit will get in the way of Fed approval.

The company created through the combination of BB&T and SunTrust Banks expects to hit two final milestones in the first quarter of 2022. The bank is now turning its focus to performance, CEO Bill Rogers said.

Combined, the two would have over $11 billion of assets and nearly 80 branches serving members of the armed forces across five states and in Italy.

The bank, which acquired General Electric’s health care lending business in 2015, is looking to expand its presence amid a merger boom in the sector.

The bank looks at every opportunity to expand in the U.S. through organic growth or acquisition and will consider them all as they become available, the head of Toronto-Dominion Bank’s U.S. operations says.

Chase Payment Solutions combines Chase Merchant Services with WePay, a fintech the bank bought in 2017, to provide more tailored offerings — such as card acceptance without a merchant account — to entrepreneurs.

Executives at Umpqua Holdings and Columbia Banking System said the deal could progress more slowly than usual because of a perceived approval backlog at the Federal Reserve. The two Pacific Northwest-based banks are seeking to combine into a $50 billion-asset company.

Columbia Banking System would be the surviving holding company and retain its Tacoma, Washington, headquarters and the banking unit would be based in Portland, Oregon, and operate under the Umpqua Bank brand.

Acquiring Watonga, which runs Cornerstone Bank, would raise the buyer's asset size to roughly $1.4 billion.

An Indiana housing nonprofit wants the Fed to take a closer look at the proposed merger. Its latest move is a lawsuit that alleges racial discrimination by the regional bank.

In addition to merger work and a data center consolidation, Guild’s combined team has been busy with several major tech initiatives this year.

The prepaid card issuer disclosed that it failed to get the Federal Reserve’s approval for its $165 million acquisition of a Republic Bank unit. The deal’s termination prompted a lawsuit by the seller.

The Onondaga, New York-based buyer agreed to pay $82.8 million for Elmira Savings Bank.

The acquisition of Sabal Capital Partners, which has been growing its footprint in commercial mortgage-backed securities lending, will help the Alabama bank build out its capital markets business.

Eagle said it would pay $41.3 million for First Community Bancorp. It would be the bank's fourth purchase of a Montana bank since 2018.

The companies said they are still waiting for the Federal Reserve to approve the deal, which was announced nearly a year ago and was scheduled to close by Oct. 15. The new deadline is March 1.

The company has agreed to buy Fortune Financial, which would give it a toehold in the St. Louis area.

The $63 million-asset Texas Federal Credit Union in Dallas is combining with the $1.6 billion-asset Texas Trust Credit Union in nearby Arlington.

The cash and stock deal, which is expected to close early next year, would nearly triple the number of branches Mississippi-based BancPlus has in the greater New Orleans area.

Stifel Financial agreed to buy the fixed-income brokerage Vining Sparks and its affiliates, adding about $150 billion in annual trading volume and further bulking up its banking-advisory capabilities.