Speculation is rampant that $780 million market cap First Charter Corp. could be the next Southeast community bank gobbled up in a takeout. And the talk pegs Royal Bank of Canada and SunTrust Banks Inc. as the most likely bidders and $1 billion as a possible price tag.

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