First Bancorp Acquires GrandSouth Bancorporation

FB Financial Acquires Southern States Bancshares

June 30, 2025

Financial Services

FB Financial Corporation (parent of FirstBank) completed its merger with Southern States Bancshares, Inc., with Southern States shareholders receiving 0.800 shares of FB Financial common stock per share. The transaction implies an approximate equity value of $368.4 million and expands FB Financial's footprint into Alabama and Georgia; Southern States reported $2.9 billion in total assets as of March 31, 2025.

First Financial Bancorp Acquires BankFinancial Corporation

January 1, 2026

Financial Services

First Financial Bancorp completed its all-stock acquisition of Chicago-based BankFinancial Corporation, adding 18 retail financial centers and expanding First Financial’s presence in the Chicago market. The acquisition brings BankFinancial’s commercial lending, equipment finance and deposit franchise onto First Financial’s platform and increases the combined company’s assets to approximately $22 billion.

The First Bancshares Acquires Beach Bancorp, Inc.

April 26, 2022

Financial Services

The First Bancshares, Inc. (The First) entered into and completed a definitive agreement to acquire Beach Bancorp, Inc., the parent of Beach Bank, in an all‑stock transaction valued at approximately $116.7 million based on First Bancshares’ April 25, 2022 closing price. Beach Bank — which operates seven branches across the Florida panhandle and Tampa markets — was merged into The First Bank, expanding The First’s footprint in Northwest Florida and providing an entry into the Tampa market.

FirstSun Capital Bancorp Acquires Pioneer Bancshares, Inc.

April 1, 2022

Financial Services

FirstSun Capital Bancorp completed its merger with Texas-based Pioneer Bancshares, Inc., effective April 1, 2022. Pioneer's subsidiary Pioneer Bank, SSB was merged into Sunflower Bank, expanding FirstSun/Sunflower's branch footprint in Texas and increasing the combined company’s assets to over $7.3 billion pro forma.

First Interstate BancSystem Completes Merger with Great Western Bancorp

May 23, 2022

Financial Services

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. completed its previously announced merger with Great Western Bancorp, Inc., merging Great Western Bank into First Interstate Bank and converting Great Western branches to the First Interstate brand. The all-stock transaction (0.8425 FIBK shares per GWB share) had an implied value of approximately $2.0 billion and expands First Interstate's footprint into eight additional states, increasing its branch network to more than 300 locations.

BancPlus Corporation Acquires First Trust Corporation (First Bank and Trust)

March 1, 2022

Financial Services

BancPlus Corporation completed its acquisition of First Trust Corporation, the parent company of First Bank and Trust, with First Bank and Trust merged into BankPlus effective March 1, 2022. The deal expands BankPlus’s presence in Louisiana—notably New Orleans—creating the seventh-largest bank by deposit market share in that market and resulting in a combined company with approximately $6.4 billion in assets, $5.7 billion in deposits and $4.5 billion in gross loans.