Sunflower Financial and Strategic Growth Bancorp Incorporated completed their merger on June 19. The merger combines Sunflower Bank N.A., First National Bank of Santa Fe, Capital Bank, SSB and Guardian Mortgage Company, Inc. The new holding company is FirstSun Capital Bancorp.

“We’re excited about the new products and services we will be introducing in all our communities,” said Mollie Hale Carter, Chief Executive Officer of FirstSun Capital Bancorp and the newly integrated Sunflower Bank, N.A. “Together we are bringing clients across our markets enhanced small business banking, personal banking and mortgage solutions, as well as wealth management services for individuals and institutions.”

The merger results in a footprint of 60 offices in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas, organized into eight regions, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. The merger brings together more than $4 billion in institutional assets.

The bank will operate under two brand names, depending on location. In Colorado, Kansas and Missouri the bank will operate as Sunflower Bank. In New Mexico and Texas the name will be First National 1870. Guardian Mortgage will retain its trade name and expand operations to offer mortgage services throughout the bank’s branches.