BMO, with more than a dozen St. Louis-area branches, has included them as part of its deal to sell 138 locations.

In what it calls a strategic “branch optimization,” BMO also plans to open 150 banking locations over the next five years, with a focus on expanding in California.

Analysts weigh in on the pros and concerns of First Citizens acquiring 138 BMO branches two years after buying Silicon Valley Bank.

The Canadian bank plans to sell the branches, which are mostly in the Midwest and Great Plains, to First Citizens Bank in ...

Bank of Montreal agreed to sell 138 branches in 11 states to First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. with plans to open 150 others ...

First Citizens Bank is making a major growth push that stretches all the way to the West Coast.