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Diluted earnings per share of 35 cents , up 25 percent from second quarter 2015 Excluding merger-related charges, diluted operating EPS of 36 cents , up 13 percent Return on assets of 1.04 percent (1.07 percent, excluding merger-related charges) Loan growth of $181 million from first quarter, or 12

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. , July 27, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) ("United"), reported that its Board of Directors approved an increase of one cent in the regular quarterly cash dividend to eight cents per common share.  The dividend is payable October 5, 2016 , to

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. , July 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) ("United") has completed its merger, effective today, with Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina -based Tidelands Bancshares, Inc. (OTC Pink:TDBK) ("Tidelands"). Also effective today, Tidelands' bank subsidiary,

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. , June 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Community Banks, Inc. (Nasdaq:UCBI) announced it will release its second quarter financial results on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 , before the stock market opens. The company also will hold a conference call at 11:00 a.m.

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. , May 18, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Community Banks, Inc. (Nasdaq:UCBI), announced that it will participate in the Financial Services Conference sponsored by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 (ET ) in New York, New York .

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. , May 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) ("United"), reported that its Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of seven cents per common share. The dividend is payable July 1, 2016 , to shareholders of record on June 15,

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. , May 02, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ:UCBI) ("United") today announced the sale of an aggregate of 7,300,047 voting shares of United's common stock by its largest shareholder, Corsair Capital LLC ("Corsair"), to J.P.

Operating earnings per diluted share of 33 cents , up 14 percent from first quarter of 2015 Operating return on assets of 1.00 percent - compared to .94 percent a year ago Operating return on tangible common equity of 10.91 percent - up from 9.46 percent a year ago Loans up $111 million from the

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. , April 20, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United Community Banks, Inc. (Nasdaq:UCBI), announced that it will present at the 2016 Gulf South Bank Conference sponsored by Hancock Holding Company on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 8:40 a.m. (CT) . Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jimmy Tallent

Strategic purchase completes a two-step plan, accelerating growth in attractive coastal South Carolina markets Additional organic growth from lift-out of an experienced lending team Compelling acquisition that is immediately accretive to operating earnings BLAIRSVILLE, Ga.