Vallant Financial Completes Merger of Pinnacle Financial Corporation and Morris State Bancshares to Form Vallant Bank
November 22, 2025
Pinnacle Financial Corporation (parent of Pinnacle Bank) and Morris State Bancshares, Inc. (parent of Morris Bank) announced a definitive merger and formed a combined Georgia community bank under Vallant Financial. The merger was completed on April 1, 2026, with Pinnacle Bank and Morris Bank merging into Vallant Bank and continuing to operate under both market names until full rebranding later in Q2 2026.
- Buyers
- Vallant Financial, Inc.
- Targets
- Morris State Bancshares, Inc., Pinnacle Financial Corporation
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Location
- Georgia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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