Guaranty Financial: Private Equity Bidders Not Allowed Even as Monday’s Deadline Approaches (at Seeking Alpha)

MetroBank Launches Local Fund Drive for Victims of Typhoon Morakot (GlobeNewswire)

First Financial Bankshares Completes Rebranding of Its Banks Under the First Financial Bank Banner (PR Newswire)

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. has completed the rebranding of its family of 10 separately chartered subsidiary banks under the name of First Financial Bank, to better benefit from the Company’s growing brand identity.

First Federal Bankshares, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year End Results and Resignation of Chief Executive Officer (PR Newswire)

First Federal Bankshares, Inc. , the parent company of Vantus Bank , recorded a net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2009, of $17.7 million or $5.46 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $22.2 million, or $6.84 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2008.

Sterling Bank to Acquire $500 Million in Deposits and Nineteen Bank Branches Located in Houston and Dallas (PR Newswire)

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. , announced today that its subsidiary, Sterling Bank, has entered into a definitive purchase and assumption agreement to acquire approximately $500 million in deposits and nineteen Texas bank branches from First Bank, a Missouri state-chartered bank.

TierOne Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results (Business Wire)

UMB Scout Insurance buys St. Louis agency (at bizjournals.com)

UMB to buy Chapman-Sander (at bizjournals.com)

UMB Acquires St. Louis-based Chapman-Sander Insurance, Inc. (Business Wire)

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—-UMB Scout Insurance Services, Inc., an affiliate of UMB Financial Corporation , has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of Chapman-Sander, an independently-owned insurance agency in St.

First State Announces Retention of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods as Financial Advisor (Business Wire)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—-First State Bancorporation announced today the retention of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods as a financial advisor to the Corporation for the review of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including the possibility of entering into a business combination with a strategic partner.

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