The $577 million Family Security Credit Union in Decatur, Ala.,said Friday it plans to buy the $24.4 million Bank of Pine Hill inPine Hill, Ala.

Although the purchase price was not disclosed, Family SecurityCU will “purchase substantially all of the assets and assume thedeposits” of the bank, according to a definitive agreement.

The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017.

This is the third credit union acquisition of a bank in 2016.

The $1.2 billion Advia Credit Union in Parchment, Mich.,finalized its acquisition of the $82 million Mid America Bank inJanesville, Wis., on Aug. 1. That acquisition deal was originallyannounced in February. And in April, the $1.8 billion Royal CreditUnion signed a definitive agreement to buy the $35 million CapitalBank in St. Paul, Minn.

Established in 1947, the Bank of Pine Hill operates one branchin Wilcox County with total deposits of $21.2 million.

The bank's return on assets was -0.41%, while its return onequity was -3.16% at the end of the first quarter, according to theFDIC.

“As a larger financial institution, but one still focused on thelocal community, [Family Security] is able to offer a wider rangeof products and does so at competitive rates with low fees,” L.William Godbold, president/CEO of the Bank of Pine Hill, said in aprepared statement. “For our shareholders, this transaction offersa good outcome, which reflects the solid capital position of thebank.”

If the deal is approved by state and federal regulators andcompleted in the first quarter of 2017, it will be the second credit union acquisition of an Alabama bank.

The purchase of the $112 million American Bank in Huntsville,Ala., by the $743 million Avadian Credit Union in Birmingham, Ala.,was completed in April. That deal was originally announced in August 2015.