IberiaBank Aiming to Bulk Up in Alabama

IberiaBank Corp. in Lafayette, La., is eyeing expansion in Birmingham and other metropolitan markets in Alabama.

First Midwest, First Financial and MidSouth Complete Deals

First Midwest Bancorp Inc. in Itasca, Ill., First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati and MidSouth Bancorp Inc. in Lafayette, La., have finalized separate acquisitions.

Fifth District Implements Jack Henry Software

New Orleans savings bank to deploy core processing, teller and IVR software from the vendor.

New Orleans savings bank to deploy core processing, teller and IVR software from the vendor.

Two Failures Bring 2011 Toll to 90

Regulators closed a bank in Louisiana, and another in Iowa, late Friday to bring the year’s failure total to 90.

Iberiabank Eyes More Deals, Aims for Double-Digit EPS Growth

Many failed and open banks will be up for grabs across the South, the company says.

Iberiabank in Louisiana to Pay $2.5M to Settle Overdraft Litigation

Iberiabank has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle claims the Lafayette, La., company illegally charged customers excessive overdraft fees.

First NBC in New Orleans Looking to Acquire Troubled Central Progressive

The ailing Central Progressive Bank in Lacombe, La., may have found its savior on the other side of Lake Pontchartrain.

Hancock v. IberiaBank Has Trappings of Old-School Bank Rivalry

Whitney's sale to Hancock put it in direct battlegrounds for business with Iberiabank.

MidSouth in Louisiana to Buy Branch in Texas

MidSouth Bancorp Inc. in Lafayette, La., has agreed to buy a branch in Tyler, Texas, from Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc.

IberiaBank Earnings Dive on Series of Charges

IberiaBank Corp.'s shares plunged Wednesday after a litany of charges cut into the banking company's second quarter earnings.

Castle Creek Invests $27 Million in New Orleans Bank

Castle Creek Capital, a California private-equity firm, has invested $27 million in fast-growing NBC Holding Co. in New Orleans.

Teche in Louisiana Switches to State Charter as OTS Nears Extinction

Teche Holding Co. said that it completed a charter conversion for its thrift unit to a state bank in a move that will reduce the New Iberia, La., company's annual regulatory fees.

Massachusetts, Louisiana Credit Unions Grow

A pair of credit unions are expanding: First Citizens' Federal Credit Union in Fairhaven, Mass. and Dow Louisiana Federal Credit Union in Baton Rouge, La.

Bank M&A Slumps as Sellers Dig in Heels

Expectations had been high that 2011 would bring some movement among community banks. But the murky economy and regulatory uncertainty have discouraged buyers.