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MainStreet Bancshares is encouraging investors to reject a shareholder proposal that the board sell the company. $MNSB also announced that it pulled the plug on its long-planned Avenu Banking-as-a-Service platform. thebankslate.com/2025/04/mainst…

MIDFLORIDA Credit Union agreed to buy Prime Meridian Bank in Florida for $58.50 a share in cash in a deal expected to close next year. thebankslate.com/2025/04/midflo…

Edward Jones in St. Louis is again looking to form an industrial bank in Utah. thebankslate.com/2025/04/edward…

Columbia Banking System $COLB agreed to buy Pacific Premier Bancorp $PPBI for $2 billion in a deal that is expected to close in the second half of this year. thebankslate.com/2025/04/columb…

Citizens & Northern $CZNC agreed to buy Susquehanna Community Financial $SQCF for $44.3 million in a deal that is expected to close in the fourth quarter. thebankslate.com/2025/04/cn-to-…

Eastern Bankshares $EBC agreed to buy HarborOne Bancorp $HONE for $490 million in a deal expected to close in the fourth quarter. thebankslate.com/2025/04/easter…

Miners and Merchants Bancorp in Virginia agreed to buy First Community in Tennessee in a deal that should close in the third or fourth quarter. Price wasn't disclosed. thebankslate.com/2025/04/miners…

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Cadence Bank $CADE to buy Industry Bancshares in Texas, which has been dealing with regulatory issues tied to its securities portfolios. Cadence will pay $20M-$60M in cash, based on Industry's equity capital at closing. thebankslate.com/2025/04/cadenc…

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Excited to be attending the KlariVis Executive Data & Innovation Summit in Roanoke, VA, May 1-3! 📈 If you’ll be there, let’s connect. I’d love to discuss how Bank Slate can help improve your bank’s operations, strategy, and growth. 📅 DM me to set up a time!

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The founder of customer-facing API company Increase applied with the Federal Reserve to buy Twin City Bancorp in Longview, Wash. thebankslate.com/2025/04/increa…

AQM Technologies in Chicago has acquired TRaiCE, which offers AI-based business risk monitoring solutions. thebankslate.com/2025/04/aqm-te…

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First National Bank of Omaha in Nebraska agreed to buy CCB Financial in Kansas City, Mo., for an undisclosed sum in a deal expected to close by the end of this year. thebankslate.com/2025/05/first-…

Regent Capital in Tulsa, Okla., agreed to buy DLP Bancshares in Starke, Fla., for an undisclosed amount in an all-stock deal expected to close in the third quarter. thebankslate.com/2025/04/regent…

Day 2 of the KlariVis Data & Innovation Summit. Excited to see what new data tools these guys have developed!

Varo Bank in Draper, Utah, received a $50 million infusion from its parent earlier this year, only to lose half of that amount in the first quarter. thebankslate.com/2025/04/varo-b…

Frontier Credit Union in Idaho Falls has agreed to buy First Citizens Bank of Butte in Montana. Price wasn't disclosed. thebankslate.com/2025/05/fronti…