Chris Cumming

First PacTrust Bancorp (BANC) in Irvine, Calif., is delaying the filing of its annual report after switching auditors and seeing several top executives leave in recent months.

Enterprise said Tuesday that its banking subsidiary has reached a deal to buy Gorman & Gorman Home Loans, a division of F&M Bank and Trust in Hannibal, Mo.

Huntington Bancshares announced Tuesday that it has exceeded its three-year pledge to lend $4 billion to small businesses across its six-state footprint.

A unit of SVB Financial Group (SIVB) in Santa Clara, Calif., plans to raise $300 million for a venture capital fund.

BankUnited, the Florida bank led by John Kanas, has hired two of his former colleagues at Capital One — Joe Roberto and Kelly Sheehan — to run its nascent operation in the Big Apple.

Nomura Research Institute (NRI) is expanding its business in Europe with a new office.

California Bank of Commerce in Lafayette, Calif., has hired a bank consultant as its president and chief executive.

Community Financial Shares (CFIS) in Glen Ellyn, Ill., is extending its rights offering to boost shareholder participation.

U.S. Bancorp (USB) has agreed to purchase Deutsche Bank's (DB) municipal bond trustee business.

A dissident investor's candidate has joined the board at First Financial Northwest (FFNW) in Renton, Wash., ending a costly legal dispute.

The longtime chief executive of New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares is ready to retire — but not to leave completely. Stephen Ensign, 65, is set to retire April 30 as an employee of the Newport company but will remain its chairman.

Roughly a month after a naming a new chief executive, PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) has announced a succession plan for its chief financial officer position.

Citigroup (NYSE: C) is overhauling its rules for executive pay to tie compensation more closely to the company's performance.

Profit fell at Third Century Bancorp (TDCB) after the Franklin, Ind., company boosted its provision for loan losses.

Several bank stocks fell on Friday morning despite announcements in their capital plans, released Thursday night, that they would increase payout to shareholders.

The Independent Community Bankers of America has elected its executive committee for the next year.

Little Bank (LTLB) in Kinston, N.C., said Thursday that it had received regulatory approval to repurchase up to 56,485 shares, or 2% of outstanding shares.

U.S. Bank, the largest independent financer of car leases, increased its approval rate for lease transfers at the beginning of 2013.

State Bank Financial (STBZ) in Atlanta has lowered its 2012 earnings to address an accounting error in tied to loans it obtained from failed-bank deals.

Bank of Hawaii (BOH) has agreed to delay its exit from American Samoa for one year to give the territory time to recruit another bank.