Chris Cumming

The $345 million-asset Broadway lost $228,000 in the second quarter, it announced Monday. It earned $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2012, when it recorded a $2.5 million profit from the sale of its former headquarters.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin (ACBW) in Madison has filed for bankruptcy in a bid to restructure its debt and recapitalize its struggling bank.

Eric Schneiderman, New York's top law enforcer, filed a suit Monday against three online lenders and their owners, alleging that they violated usury laws by making loans that carry annual interest rates of between 89% and 335%.

Matt Hildreth has been named Dallas chairman and chief executive for the $13 billion-asset Amegy Bank in Houston, Amegy said Monday.

Cascade Bancorp (CACB) in Bend, Ore., reported a surge in quarterly earnings because of a large tax-related gain.

John Koelmel will receive a severance package from First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG) that is 38% smaller than previous reports had indicated.

Roma Financial (ROMA) in Robbinsville, N.J., swung to a loss in the second quarter thanks to a check-kiting scheme.

Jacksonville Bancorp (JAXB) in Florida recorded its second straight quarterly profit as it continues to clean up its loan portfolio.

The $902 million-asset company said Friday that it plans to shut down First Financial Diversified, which provides escrow services to First Financial and other customers.

Orient Bancorp in San Francisco named Richard Cupp, a well-known California banker and turnaround specialist, its permanent chief executive five weeks after he joined as interim CEO.

Carver Bancorp (CARV) in New York reported its third consecutive quarter of profitability, reflecting lower expenses and higher income from asset sales.

Triumph Bancshares in Germantown, Tenn., has agreed to buy two mortgage businesses from Merchants & Planters Bancshares in Bolivar, Tenn.

Fox Chase Bancorp (FXCB) in Hatboro, Pa., wants to discard its federal thrift charter.

Banc of California (BANC) in Irvine has hired a group of bankers to lead its new correspondent lending group.

Nice Systems (NICE), a maker of contact center software, has agreed to buy Causata, a provider of customer behavior analytics software. Ideally, the two technologies combined could provide a real-time picture of what a customer has been up to the moment he calls a company's call center.

BofI Holding (BOFI) in San Diego reported its sixth consecutive quarter of record profits as an expansion of its balance sheet led to higher lending income.

Wells Fargo (WFC) will issue new credit cards on the American Express network beginning in mid-2014, the two companies announced Wednesday. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

CoBiz Financial (COBZ) in Denver plans to retire $21 million in debt. The $2.7 billion-asset company is scheduled to retire the unsecured notes on Aug. 19, it said in a regulatory filing Tuesday.

Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach (FMBL) in California has hired a chief operating officer.

Farmers & Merchants State Bank in Archbold, Ohio, has agreed to buy a branch from Croghan Colonial Bank in Fremont, Ohio.