Author Bio Matt is a Certified Financial Planner based in South Carolina who has been writing for The Motley Fool since 2012. Matt specializes in writing about bank stocks, REITs, and personal finance, but he loves any investment at the right price. Follow him on Twitter to keep up with his latest work! Follow @TMFMathGuy We recently learned that fintech start-up SoFi, which is set to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings V (NYSE:IPOE), is acquiring Golden Pacific Bancorp. Now, this is a tiny bank with just three branches, but it's a far more significant acquisition than it sounds. In this