Chris Cumming

WSFS Financial (WSFS) Chief Executive Mark Turner has been picked to lead a Delaware business group.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is pushing for changes to derivatives contracts that would make it easier to wind down a major bank.

Independence Bank in Newport Beach, Calif., has agreed to buy Premier Service Bank (PSBK) in Riverside.

Home Bancorp (HBCP) in Lafayette, La., has agreed to pay $34.5 million in cash for Britton & Koontz Capital (BKBK) in Natchez, Miss.

The Treasury Department plans to auction seven more lenders' Troubled Asset Relief Program shares, with a total face value of about $90 million.

Bank analyst David Hendler, known for his contrarian views on the industry, has left the research firm CreditSights and plans to start a risk-management consultancy.

National Bank Holdings Corp. (NBHC) in Greenwood Village, Colo., has bought back about $100 million worth of shares from an institutional investor.

Banesco USA in Coral Gables, Fla., reportedly received a $10 million investment from its shareholders during the third quarter.

Taylor Capital Group (TAYC) in Chicago is buying back its outstanding Troubled Asset Relief Program shares as it waits to close its sale to MB Financial (MBFI).

A credit union client of technology and payments firm Jack Henry has integrated its software in accordance with new industry standards.

A group of National Football League players has sued BB&T (BBT) for nearly $60 million over alleged negligence by BankAtlantic, which BB&T acquired last year.

Royal Bank of Scotland has accelerated its plans to sell its U.S. subsidiary. The company will conduct a partial initial public offering of its Citizens Financial Group unit in the second half of 2014, and plans to fully divest itself through offerings in 2015 and 2016.

Zions Bancorp (ZION) in Salt Lake City has raised $162 million in an auction of subordinated debt.

Mortgage servicer Ocwen Financial (OCN) in Atlanta missed Wall Street's earnings estimates because of delays in integrating servicing rights portfolios it acquired.

EverBank Financial Corp. (EVER) in Jacksonville, Fla., has agreed to sell its default mortgage servicing platform, along with more than $20 billion in rights, to a subsidiary of Walter Investment Management.

The $1.7 billion-asset company submitted a shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday that would allow it to sell up to $150 million of equities or debt.

VantageSouth Bancshares (VSB) in Raleigh, N.C., reported an increase in its third-quarter profit on higher lending income, but still missed analysts' earnings projections.

First Financial Corp. (THFF) in Terre Haute, Ind., reported a 5% increase in third-quarter profit as its provision for loan losses decreased.

Park National Corp. (PRK) in Newark, Ohio, beat quarterly earnings estimates after its asset quality improved.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) in San Antonio reported a small downtick in quarterly profit after announcing a merger that would expand its business in the Texas energy sector.