- December 13, 2025
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The standard model when a big bank, especially a publicly-traded one, buys a smaller, community bank, is to find ways to cut excess and duplicative services and personnel.
Polk County-based CenterState Bank, a publicly traded bank with $7.1 billion in assets, does things a bit differently with its acquisitions. While eliminating some of the redundancies, CenterState — on a decade-long acquisition binge — places a premium on local management.
