Colin Wilhelm

Profits rose at Bridge Bancorp in Bridgehampton, N.Y., on strong loan growth. The $2.2 billion-asset reported net income of $4.9 million in the third quarter, up 56% from a year earlier.

Lakeland Financial in Warsaw, Ind., rode double-digit loan growth and credit-quality improvements to an 18% increase in profits.

Square 1 Financial in Durham, N.C., followed a simple formula in the third quarter: loan growth equals higher profits.

FCB Financial Holdings, in Weston, Florida, reported a $3.4 million loss in the third quarter that relected costs tied to its initial public offering.

City Holding in Charleston, W.Va., reported lower quarterly earnings.

Metro Bank of Harrisburg, Pa., which is facing a challenge from an activist investor, posted higher quarterly earnings.

United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., reported higher quarterly profit that benefited from loan growth and a stable net interest margin.

Columbia Banking System in Tacoma, Wash., reported higher quarterly profits that featured lower costs.

Flagstar Bank lost $27.6 million in the third quarter, driven by a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau penalty of $37.5 million, the Troy, Mich., lender said Wednesday.

Some customers have reported double charging, others that their bank isn’t supported as promised. But some glitches are inevitable with a new service and processors say on the whole, the rollout has been relatively smooth.

Scattered reports of double payments and failed transactions have begun to bubble to the surface after what initially looked like a relatively smooth introduction of Apple Pay.

CNB Financial reported higher quarter earnings after buying FC Bancorp in Ohio. The $2.2 billion-asset company reported an 18% increase in third-quarter earnings from a year earlier, to $5.5 million.

First Defiance Financial in Defiance, Ohio, reported higher quarterly profit after posting higher fee income.

The average annual cost of cybercrime to companies has nearly doubled in the last five years, a new report from a cybersecurity research firm says.

BNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C., increased profits by nearly two-thirds thanks to higher net interest income and other factors.

PL Capital, upset that Metro Bancorp refuses to sell itself, has launched a proxy battle to gain two board seats at the Harrisburg, Pa., company.

Community Financial in Waldorf, Md., filed a shelf registration that will allow it to raise up to $75 million over the next three years.

Beneficial Mutual Bancorp in Philadelphia reported a nearly 50% increase in third-quarter net income led by the sale of nonperforming assets.

Hawaii First Federal Credit Union received the Annual Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Convening's Circle of Honor Award.

The average annual cost of cybercrime to companies has nearly doubled in the last five years, a new report from a cybersecurity research firm says.