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Vend Lease, which is based in Baltimore, focuses on suppliers and vendors in the hospitality industry.

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State Street said it would suspend a share repurchase program and issue common and preferred stock to pay for the deal.

The bank announced plans to open 100 to 125 branches in fast-growing cities across the Southeast, and will close an equal number in the Midwest. In a way, it's finishing a plan it cooked up nearly two decades ago.

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

While the regulatory environment is more accommodating for big deals, many regionals still have their reasons for staying on the sidelines.

An uptick in lending helped to offset declines in both service charges and mortgage banking fees at the Cincinnati company.

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

Anchor will be sold to FS Bancorp after agreeing to terminate a deal with Washington Federal. The original deal had been delayed as Washington Federal dealt with BSA issues.

The North Carolina city lost all its locally owned banks, but a fintech push and more favorable economics for de novos could lead to an entry-level resurgence.

The Los Angeles company's second-quarter profit also benefited from last fall's purchase of CU Bancorp.

One-time items included $43.2 million of second-quarter expenses related to the Capital Bank acquisition, but First Horizon executives forecast sizable savings from the deal.

Limited acquisition opportunities remain in the state's hottest markets, which will force buyers to pay bigger premiums or pursue deals elsewhere.

P. Byron DeFoor, who already has majority stakes in two community banks, is planning to buy First Columbia Bancorp.

LAFCU will now serve more than 63,000 members with $670 million in assets.

PNC revealed the plan as part of its report of strong second-quarter results, and CEO Bill Demchak said it is an example of the regional bank's growth-oriented investments.

The New Jersey company will pay $76 million for a bank with a low loan-to-deposit ratio and an SBA lending platform.

The West Virginia company will pay a total of $118 million for Poage Bankshares and Farmers Deposit Bancorp.