PNC Completes Acquisition of FirstBank Holding Company

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.

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.

First Bancorp Acquires GrandSouth Bancorporation

January 1, 2023

Financial Services

First Bancorp (parent of First Bank) completed its acquisition of GrandSouth Bancorporation (the parent of GrandSouth Bank) effective January 1, 2023 in an all-stock merger (0.91 shares of First Bancorp per GrandSouth share). The deal expands First Bank's presence in South Carolina by adding GrandSouth's eight branches and is expected to accelerate First Bancorp's South Carolina growth, creating a combined company with approximately $12 billion in assets and 118 branches.

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.

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.

Fulton Bank (Fulton Financial) Acquires Assets and Deposits of Republic First Bank from the FDIC

April 26, 2024

Financial Services

Fulton Financial Corporation’s bank subsidiary, Fulton Bank, N.A., has acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed substantially all of the deposits of Republic First Bank (d/b/a Republic Bank) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The FDIC-assisted transaction adds approximately $6.0 billion of assets and roughly $4.0 billion of deposits to Fulton and significantly expands Fulton’s presence in the Philadelphia market.