Providence Bank & Trust Acquires The Leaders Bank

NB Bancorp (Needham) Acquires Provident Bancorp (BankProv)

November 14, 2025

Financial Services

NB Bancorp, Inc. (Needham) completed the merger with Provident Bancorp, Inc. (BankProv), effective November 15, 2025, with Needham as the surviving entity. The transaction will convert BankProv products and branches to Needham Bank offerings and expands Needham's footprint in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.

Business First Bancshares Acquires Progressive Bancorp and Progressive Bank

January 5, 2026

Financial Services

Business First Bancshares, Inc. (the holding company for b1BANK) completed its acquisition of Progressive Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Progressive Bank. The deal expands b1BANK's presence across North Louisiana, adding nine locations and increasing Business First's total assets to approximately $8.7 billion.

Simplicity Group Acquires The Leaders Group, Inc.

February 15, 2023

Financial Services

Simplicity Group Holdings, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Leaders Group, Inc., a national independent broker-dealer based in Littleton, Colorado. The acquisition expands Simplicity's distribution capability into the brokerage general agency (BGA) channel and enhances its ability to support independent financial advisors and BGAs with insurance and securities distribution services.

WesBanco Acquires Premier Financial Corp.

May 21, 2025

Financial Services

WesBanco, Inc. completed its acquisition of Premier Financial Corp. (and merged Premier Bank into WesBanco Bank) on February 28, 2025, and completed customer and branch conversions in mid-May 2025. The transaction brought roughly 400,000 consumer and 50,000 business relationships, approximately 70 former Premier financial centers and about 900 employees onto WesBanco’s platform, creating a regional bank with roughly $27 billion in assets and expanded presence across nine states.

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.

Citizens Financial Group Acquires Investors Bancorp

April 7, 2022

Financial Services

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Investors Bancorp, Inc., merging Investors and Investors Bank into Citizens and Citizens Bank, National Association respectively. The deal adds more than 200 branches and over 1,600 employees, strengthening Citizens' retail and commercial banking presence across the New York City and Philadelphia metropolitan areas and throughout New Jersey.