Pacific Premier had to bid against other banks for Plaza Bancorp in Irvine, Calif., but the fact that it had bought another bank from Plaza's private-equity backer earlier this year may have been instrumental in sealing the deal.

The deal includes GrooveCar, GrooveCar Express, GrooveCar Direct and more.

In a move to strengthen the PayPal Working Capital program, the online payments giant has agreed to acquire the small-business capital lender Swift Financial.

Wisconsin-based CU will acquire five Bank Mutual branches in three cities on August 25.

Triumph Bancorp in Dallas has successfully taken chances on out-of-state acquisitions, factoring and other nontraditional strategies that many of its peers have avoided.

Anchor Bancorp is a much smaller bank, but Old National says it has a lot to learn about middle-market C&I from its new merger partner.

The regional bank will record a pretax gain of about $1 billion as it continues to shed its stake in the payment processor Vantiv.

Lake Michigan Credit Union’s deal for Encore Bank would give it a total of 10 branches on the Florida Gulf Coast.

Investar Holding has reached an agreement to acquire BOJ Bancshares for $22 million, helping it expand in its home market of Baton Rouge.

MoneyGram’s total revenue declined slightly during the second quarter to $410 million, resulting in flat growth compared to the previous quarter based on constant currency.

The merger has already received approval from state and federal regulators, and is expected to be finalized by the end of October.

The key to an unsolicited bid is to avoid looking like a bully. That requires clear communication with a target's investors, employees and clients — along with any other banks you might eventually want to buy.

Global Payments hasn't hesitated to shell out huge dollars if it provides a quick-strike opportunity to pair technology with multichannel payments in markets where such marriages remain rare.

CFS and its sister company, Sorrent Pacific Financial, will retain their current leadership but be owned by Atria, a newly formed modern wealth-management holding company.

The Texas company agreed to buy Liberty Bancshares on the same day it completed its purchase of the $1 billion-asset Sovereign Bancshares.

The company will pay $51 million for Bank of Napa, adding two branches and nearly $250 million in assets.

The combined institution has assets of more than $1.3 billion and serves more than 120,000 members.

Lakes Area FCU is merging into Members Cooperative CU following heavy losses over the last 18 months.

The merger, announced in early June, brings the credit union's total assets to $1.09 billion.

The company agreed to buy County First Bank in a cash-and-stock transaction.