The Arkansas company has bought 12 banks in Florida since 2010, and its CEO said he had coveted Stonegate for years before agreeing to buy it this week. Yet there is nagging talk about a new bubble in the Sunshine State.

The number of deals in early 2017 was similar to the same period last year, though the pricing has increased. Also see which M&A advisers were the most active for each region during 2016 in our annual ranking.

The deal is Home BancShares’ second in Florida in less than five months and would let the Arkansas company further solidify its presence in the Sunshine State.

A small detail in Deutsche Bank's loans to Donald Trump's real-estate business has turned into a headache at the bank, as its effort has stalled to restructure part of the $300 million or so in debt.

Northwest Bancorp in Spokane said it has agreed to acquire the $131.1 million-asset CenterPointe Community Bank in Hood River, Ore.

It took several offers for First Busey to seal a deal to buy First Community Financial Partners, and the details in a recent public filing of the back and forth between the two Illinois banks show how patience in merger negotiations is a must.

Plimoth Investment Advisors, a firm owned by two mutuals in Massachusetts, is buying the business.

Citizens will pay about $40 million in cash and stock for the $269 million-asset Wells in a deal set to close in the third quarter.

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A vital first step for banks looking to grow through mergers and acquisitions is to shrink.

Gulf Winds FCU immediatley assumed the failed credit union's members and deposits.

Financial FCU and Tropical Financial CU announce their intention to merge pending approvals.

Scott Heitkamp is encouraged by a more positive tone coming from President Trump. His goal in the next year is to make regulation easier for his fellow bankers.

Capital Bank Financial in Charlotte, N.C., is working with advisers to explore a sale after receiving an unsolicited approach, people familiar with the matter said.

Operating from Kansas, payments processor Euronet Worldwide has been working furiously—and quietly—on a way to disrupt China-based Ant Financial's deal to buy Dallas-based MoneyGram ever since news broke in January.

The New Orleans company, which recently sold nine branches and $1.3 billion in loans, was ordered to raise more capital or find a buyer.

First Busey will pay $133 million in cash and stock for Mid Illinois in a deal that should close later this year.

The private-equity firm Vista Equity Partners will acquire D+H in a deal valued at $3.57 billion.

Farmers National will pay about $7.8 million in cash and stock for the $43.3 million-asset Monitor in a deal that should close in the second or third quarter.

State Bank of Texas, which bought the failed Seaway Bank in January, is selling nine branches to Self-Help Credit Union.