Article: Compass Bancshares to Enter Colorado With Acquisition of Denver's MegaBank; Sunbelt-Based Compass Continues Successful Westward Expansion.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1999--

With successful operations firmly established in Texas and Arizona and plans to enter New Mexico in January, Compass Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBSS) today announced it will continue its westward expansion into Denver, Colorado with a definitive agreement to acquire MegaBank Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:MBFC).

Compass will enter Colorado with nine full-service MegaBank offices in metropolitan Denver. Empire Title & Escrow Corporation, a subsidiary of MegaBank Financial Corporation, operates six offices in the Denver area and Fort Collins. MegaBank will bring $298 million in assets, $252 million in loans ...

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