ChoiceOne Financial Services Acquires Community Shores Bank Corporation

United Community Banks Acquires Three Shores Bancorporation and Seaside National Bank & Trust

July 1, 2020

Financial Services

United Community Banks, Inc. completed its merger with Three Shores Bancorporation, Inc., effective July 1, 2020, with Three Shores' bank subsidiary Seaside National Bank & Trust merging into United's bank subsidiary. United will continue to operate Seaside locations under the Seaside Bank and Trust brand and expects the deal to expand its Florida presence while adding Seaside's wealth management capabilities to United's offerings.

ChoiceOne Financial Consolidates The State Bank; Completes Earlier Merger with Fentura

March 14, 2025

Financial Services

ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. completed the consolidation of The State Bank into ChoiceOne Bank on March 14, 2025, renaming the acquired bank ChoiceOne Bank. This follows ChoiceOne's March 1, 2025 completion of the merger with Fentura Financial, Inc., creating a combined financial holding company with over $4 billion in assets and an expanded branch network in Michigan.

Eastern Bankshares Completes Acquisition of HarborOne Bancorp

November 1, 2025

Financial Services

Eastern Bankshares, Inc. completed its previously announced acquisition of HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. on November 1, 2025. Under the merger agreement, HarborOne shareholders elected to receive either Eastern common stock (0.765 shares per HarborOne share) and/or cash ($12.00 per HarborOne share) subject to allocation and proration.

ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. Merger with Fentura Financial, Inc.

March 3, 2025

Financial Services

ChoiceOne Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: COFS) and Fentura Financial, Inc. (OTCQX: FETM) announced a definitive all-stock merger agreement under which Fentura would merge with and into ChoiceOne, with ChoiceOne as the surviving corporation. The deal was completed effective March 1, 2025, with the combined organization headquartered in Sparta, Michigan, operating 56 offices across Michigan.

North Shore Bank and Hometown Financial Group Complete Merger with Abington Bank

September 23, 2024

Financial Services

Hometown Financial Group and North Shore Bank completed the merger of Abington Bank into North Shore Bank, creating a combined community-bank franchise with more than $3 billion in assets and 25 branches across eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. The transaction consolidates Abington Bank as a division of North Shore Bank, expands Hometown Financial Group's scale and branch network, and enables enhanced digital banking, mortgage capability, and lending capacity.

Nicolet Bankshares Acquires Commerce Financial Holdings (Commerce State Bank)

February 17, 2020

Financial Services

Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. agreed to acquire Commerce Financial Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Commerce State Bank in a stock-for-stock merger, with Nicolet as the surviving corporation. The transaction, valued at approximately $129.6 million (based on Nicolet's share price at announcement), expands Nicolet's assets and branch footprint in Wisconsin and is expected to close in Q3 2020 subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.