(4-traders.com) Sept. 02--The central San Joaquin Valley's newest locally based community bank is poised to take over the region's smallest community bank in a merger announced Friday. Suncrest Bank, based in Visalia and established in 2008, and Fresno-based Security First Bank jointly announced an agreement for a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $18.1 million....http://www.4-traders.com/SUNCREST-11095633/news/Suncrest-to-absorb-Security-First-Bank-in-18-1-million-merger-22999601/
