And movement in the banking arena continues. RBS Citizens Financial, a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Scotland (UK) has agreed to sell 94 Chicago-area branches (operating as Charter One Bank) to US Bank for $315mm (a 6% deposit premium). US Bank captures $5.3B in deposits and $1.1B in loans. Royal took the action as it seeks to raise capital and cut costs (it is 80% owned by British taxpayers). And this week AIMBank ($434mm, TX) announced it will acquire First State Bank of Miami ($39mm, TX) for an undisclosed sum.