One Mississippi bank is buying another for $20 million in stock.
Charter, with four branches on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, has $161 million in assets. Citizens says the combined company will have $1.2 billion in assets.
Regulators and shareholders of the Charter must still approve the deal. Citizens says it expects to complete the purchase before the end of the year
Citizens says the acquisition will increase its market share on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, adding to Citizens’ current two branches in Biloxi.