CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. to Expand Arizona Franchise with Acquisition of Canyon Bancorporation, Inc. and Canyon Community Bank, N.A.

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Apr 21, 2023

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: CFB) (“CrossFirst”) and Canyon Bancorporation, Inc. (“Canyon”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which CrossFirst and Canyon will consummate a business combination transaction resulting in the mergers of Canyon with and into CrossFirst and Canyon’s bank subsidiary, Canyon Community Bank, N.A. (“Canyon Bank”), merging with and into CrossFirst’s bank subsidiary, CrossFirst Bank (“CFB Bank”), in a stock and cash transaction. Canyon Bank had total loans of $122 million and total deposits of $169 million as of March 31, 2023 and currently operates one banking location in Tucson, Arizona.