Final Cut March2018

Meta Financial Group will acquire Crestmark Bank in an all-stock transaction. Crestmark will operate as a division of MetaBank.

“The merger of Meta and Crestmark results in the complementary combination of a leading player in the payments industry and low-cost deposit generator with a premier, high-margin asset generator,” said W. David Tull, Crestmark’s chairman and CEO. “The synergies will enable the combined entity to grow and prosper. Additionally, Crestmark will be able to leverage the power of Meta’s low-cost deposit franchise and larger balance sheet to capitalize on even more growth opportunities.”