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Atlantic Union Bank Chief Human Resources Officer Clare Miller onboarded hundreds of former Sandy Spring Bank employees in spring 2025 after Atlantic Union closed the $1.3 billion acquisition. Photo by Jay Paul
Feb 1, 2026

After bank mergers comes ‘big work’ of integration

Looser antitrust enforcement under Trump is expected to fuel more bank mergers, reshaping Virginia’s banking landscape.

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Jul 30, 2024

Merger mania

Banking mergers and acquisitions are picking back up again after the slowest year in recent history, and Virginia is no exception. Last year marked a modern low in merger and acquisition activity, with only 98 deals completed nationwide. That’s not just the lowest level of activity since the pandemic — it’s the slowest year since […]

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