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  "title": "Valley National Bank to acquire Chicago-area lender for $247M",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/valley-national-bank-to-acquire-chicago-area-lender-for-247m",
  "topic": "business",
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  "published": "2026-08-25T15:23:39.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.bankingdive.com/news/valley-acquires-providence-bank-chicago-lender-247-million/828724/"
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  "summary": "Acquiring Providence Bank & Trust would give the $66 billion-asset regional bank a branch footprint in a market where it operates a single commercial office.",
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        "published": "2026-08-25T10:22:53.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-08-25T11:11:27.000Z"
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