Chris Cumming

Two bank deals, one in New Jersey and the other in California, have won regulatory approval and are nearing completion.

Wintrust Financial in Rosemont, Ill., has retooled the ranks at its Wheaton Bank & Trust.

The $208 million-asset bank has filed an application for the change with regulators, it said last week. Executives wanted to get away from the geographically limiting name, though they plan to keep the bank's headquarters in Lowell.

Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, has introduced a new MasterCard for business clients as it seeks to expand its card business.

National Regulatory Services, a maker of compliance software, has upgraded its ComplianceMAX platform. The software helps broker-dealers, advisers, banks and insurance companies handle audits, complaints, and registration.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has named former U.S. Senator Judd Gregg its new chief executive.

Shareholders of OptimumBank Holdings (OPHC) have approved a reverse stock split aimed at preserving the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company's Nasdaq listing.

Miguel Blesa, a former executive of Caja Madrid, is in Spanish prison after being accused of arranging to buy Florida's City National Bank at an inflated price.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency took regulatory action against 11 financial institutions and terminated orders against five others in April, the agency said Friday.

Hampton Roads Bancshares (HMPR) in Virginia Beach, Va., has named Charles Johnston chairman.

Wave Systems (WAVX) has developed a system for online authentication that relies on verifying a user's device ID.

Sierra Vista Bank in Folsom, Calif., has added $1.5 million in capital from the Taylor International Fund.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is seeking to recover $48 million from officers and directors of a Florida bank that collapsed in 2010 following heavy defaults on commercial real estate loans.

Republic First Bancorp (FRBK) in Philadelphia is continuing its push into southern New Jersey.

Customers Bancorp in Wyomissing, Pa., is bumping up the size of its stock sale by more than 20%

Four community banks announced Troubled Asset Relief Program redemptions Wednesday. Two were in Missouri and one each in South Carolina and Virginia.

Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) in Marietta, Ohio, has bought three insurance agencies in Jackson, Ohio.

Commerce Bancshares in Kansas City, Mo., has struck a deal for Summit Bancshares of Tulsa that would nearly double its asset base in Oklahoma.

Bar Harbor Bancshares (BHB) in Maine has chosen TD Bank (TD) executive Curtis Simard as its next leader.

Atlantic Coast Financial's (ACFC) quarterly loss widened as its lending income fell and expenses rose.