Hamilton Bank deal brings it to $366M in assets — still well short of its goal

Hamilton Bancorp Inc. isn’t about to draw back on its growth aspirations after its deal last week to buy Fairmount Bancorp Inc.

The $15.4 million acquisition announced Thursday of the single-branch Fairmount (OTCMKTS: FMTB) of Rosedale will push Towson-based Hamilton (NASDAQ: HBK) from $289 million in assets to $366 million. But Hamilton will still have the capital to do future deals in an environment where technology and regulatory compliance costs are easier for larger community banks to handle,…