Frank Gargano

Vipin Gupta, who was chief information officer at Key Community Bank, will oversee strategy for information technology at Toyota Financial Services.

BankUnited in Miami Lakes, Fla., said that second-quarter earnings rose 36% as average loan and investment securities balances increased.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares has agreed to buy Comanche National. This would be Spirit's first acquisition since going public earlier this year.

PeoplesBancorp in Holyoke, Mass., has agreed to buy First Suffield Financial in Connecticut for $60 million.

Matthew Prosseda, former president and CEO of First Keystone Community Bank, was hired by Kafafian Group to advise banks on strategic planning.

Jeff Deuel will take over as CEO of Heritage Bank in Olympia, Wash., for Brian Vance, who will remain as the head of the holding company until next year.

Provident Financial said it increased its allowance against a commercial loan after discovering that the borrower overstated the value of its collateral.

Beach Community Bank, which recently added $100 million in capital, hired veteran banker Carl Chaney as its executive chairman.

Aquesta Financial Holdings expects to record a post-tax gain of $1.7 million from the sale of its insurance business.

While there are many reasons consolidation has slowed in the Keystone State over recent years, several factors in play could lead to a resurgence in activity.

Citigroup has appointed Jay Jacobs, former president of the investment management firm PIMCO, as an independent director.

FNS Bancshares has agreed to buy Catoosa Bancshares in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., in all-cash deal.

First-Citizens Bank & Trust in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to buy Capital Commerce in Milkwaukee.

Forcht Bancorp in Corbin, Ky., has agreed to buy Watch Hill Bank for roughly $27 million in cash.

Joe Reilly, who co-founded then ran Centrix Bank, was appointed to the boards of Provident Bank in Amesbury, Mass., and its holding company.

Thomas Fraser will step down as president and CEO of First Federal Lakewood and instead focus on overseeing the mutual's holding company.

William Wagner, chairman and CEO of Northwest Bancshares, will retire as the Pennsylvania company prepares to cross $10 billion of assets.

A team of economists surveyed by the American Bankers Association also believe that unemployment could reach new lows.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon condemned the separation of immigrant children from their parents at the U.S. border, while a group that Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat co-chairs also called for an end to the policy.

The veteran CEO will turn the reins of the $3.5 billion credit union to Dave Sweiderk, executive vice president and COO of OneAZ Credit Union in Phoenix