Honey, I Shrunk The Banks

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the M&A DEALS

by the numbers

consolidation

HOW WE GOT HERE


The number of banks based in Greater Washington has fallen from 70 in 1999 to just 36 this year, mirroring a national trend. What exactly happened? Lots of M&A deals. Here, we track how five local community
banks grew to be the dominant players they are today by swallowing up competitors. The dates represent when the deals closed, while the dollar figures represent the value of each deal.
1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

United Bank Assets: $20 billion*


Bank of Georgetown
Virginia Commerce Bank
Sequoia Bank

$112.2 million, Oct. 10, 2003

$269 million,
June 3, 2016

$467.4 million, Jan. 31, 2014

United Bank
Century Bankshares Inc.
GrandBank

$70.2 million, Dec. 10, 2001

$911.2 million,
pending

$8.8 million, May 18, 2001

Cardinal Bank
Heritage Bancorp Inc.

$13.9 million, Sept. 5, 2000

$53.2 million, Jan. 15, 2014

United Financial Banking Cos.

eaglebank Assets: $6.7 billion


EagleBank
Fidelity & Trust Bank

$13.1 million, Sept. 1, 2008

$182.9 million
Nov. 1, 2014

Virginia Heritage Bank

This chart shows how many times a


locally based bank bought another
bank since 1999.
Year

Deals

Value of deals*

1999

$21.5

2000

54.9

2001

186.8

2002

1,170.0

2003

3,492.2

2004

0.0

2005

991.0

2006

166.2

2007

14,904.0

2008

49.1

2009

520.0

2010

0.0

2011

21.0

2012

9,053.0

2013

49.0

2014

715.0

2015

6.6

2016

354.4

2017

1,156.0

In millions

*Doesnt include FDIC-assisted transfers

Sandy Spring Bank Assets: $5.1 billion


CN Bancorp Inc.

$44.2 million, May 31, 2007

Sandy Spring Bank


Potomac Bank of Virginia

$25.4 million,
May 31, 2012

$66.0 million, Feb. 15, 2007

CommerceFirst Bancorp

Access National Bank Assets: $2.7 billion*


Access National Bank
$245.4 million, pending

Middleburg Financial

WashingtonFirst Bank Assets: $1.9 billion


WashingtonFirst Bank
First Liberty Bancorp

$10.1 million, Sept. 15, 2006

$24.2 million, Dec. 21, 2012


FDIC-assisted
transfer, Feb. 28, 2014

Alliance Bankshares
Millennium Bank
1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

SOURCE: FDIC and WBJ research * Estimated asset size after closure of respective Cardinal Bank and Middleburg Financial deals.

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

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