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Big M&A Domino Falls in N.C. Banking Market

American Banker

North Carolina's second-biggest community bank agreed to sell itself at a rich premium, signaling that the state has become an attractive market for acquirers. Adding an out-of-state bank could also create opportunities for *locals* to poach business.

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Bank Associations Take Lead Energizing Next-Gen Bankers

American Banker

Groups in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and elsewhere are stepping up efforts to create programs and conferences dedicated to younger bankers, including millennials.

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F.N.B. to Retain Several Yadkin Executives After Merger Closes

American Banker

in Pittsburgh plans to retain some Yadkin Financial executives and assign them to key roles after it closes its purchase of the North Carolina bank.

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Bucking Trend, SunTrust, Flagstar Stockpile Mortgage Servicing Rights

American Banker

Banks are dumping their mortgage servicing rights because low rates and new rules make it hard to earn a profit. SunTrust, Flagstar and First South Bancorp in North Carolina are taking the opposite view.

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Bankers Need to Accept Inevitable on FASB Loan-Loss Plan

American Banker

That is the message from North Carolina's banking commissioner and others who think the odds of preventing the rule are so low, and the amount of preparation needed to comply so great, that bankers should get real.

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Truist rivals eager to poach clients but will have to wait

American Banker

For small regionals like Atlantic Union and F.N.B., the biggest opportunity to snag customers will come when the rebranding of BB&T and SunTrust branches begins next year.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

Jeff For Banks

Neither supported this regional president''s opinion. Nasdaq: OZRK) of Little Rock, Arkansas Over a 100-year banking history, Bank of the Ozarks expanded from its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to more than 100 locations throughout the Southeast and is consistently ranked among the top performing banks in America (see chart).