Chris Cumming

Charter Financial Corp. in West Point, Ga., has converted to a fully public company.

The Minneapolis company announced Monday that Rick Aneshansel would succeed Dan Arrigoni as the president of its U.S. Bank Home Mortgage unit. Arrigoni is set to retire June 30.

MutualFirst Financial (MFSF) in Muncie, Ind., has reduced its involvement in the Treasury Department's small-business lending fund.

The Federal Trade Commission has released an online video to aid victims of identity theft.

Heritage Financial in Olympia, Wash., plans to merge its two banks.

First Niagara Financial Group in Buffalo, N.Y., has hired a JPMorgan Chase executive to lead its new business unit for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Misys has upgraded its commercial lending software, Loan IQ.

Access National Corp. (ANCX) in Reston, Va., is shutting down a loan office that brought in nearly a third of its profit last year.

A former executive at the defunct Appalachian Community Bank in Ellijay, Ga., was sentenced to prison Friday for running a fraudulent loan scheme.

Regulators have lifted an enforcement action against a unit of First Financial Northwest (FFNW) in Renton, Wash.

A former chief executive of First Community Bank has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for running a mortgage-fraud scheme that cost the Hammond, La., bank millions.

Bond Street Holdings has offered jobs and merger-related payouts to two Atlantic Coast Financial (ACFC) executives — but not the president and chief executive — once the Florida companies complete their deal.

Central Bancshares in Muscatine, Iowa, plans to consolidate three of its bank subsidiaries under one charter.

PL Capital has taken a $7 million stake in MutualFirst Financial (MFSF) in Muncie, Ind.

Elmira Savings Bank (ESBK) in New York is scaling back its involvement in the Treasury Department's small-business lending fund.

Capitol Bancorp's (CBCRQ) deal to sell a struggling New Mexico subsidiary has fallen through.

Intrust Bank in Wichita, Kan., has promoted its longtime chief operating officer to become its president.

The United Nations Federal Credit Union has switched to SS&C Technologies Holdings' (SSNC) investment accounting reporting system.

Shareholders will vote on a proposal to rename it CommunityOne Bancorp at their annual meeting on June 20, FNB United said Wednesday. Its board has already approved the change.

New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares (NHTB) in Newport has agreed to buy Central Financial Corp. (CEVT) in Randolph, Vt.