BELLINGS

NC lender to acquire Blue Ridge Bank for $448M

The deal would grow Asheville, North Carolina-based HomeTrust Bank to $7 billion in assets and 60 locations across the Southeast.

The deal would grow Asheville, North Carolina-based HomeTrust Bank to $7 billion in assets and 60 locations across the Southeast.

BELLINGS Intelligence Score: 31

Why it matters

The acquisition of Blue Ridge Bank by HomeTrust Bank is a notable regional bank consolidation that moderately affects the Southeast banking market but does not represent a systemic or sector-wide shift.

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