Blairsville bank buying metro Atlanta bank

BLAIRSVILLE - A Northeast Georgia-based banking company is buying a metro Atlanta bank.

United Community Banks of Blairsville has reached an agreement to purchase Eagle National Bank in Stockbridge.

The deal, which is expected to be finalized later this year, is said to be worth about $12.5 million.

Eagle National was founded in 1997 and has assets of $64 million.