Frank Gargano

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

Approval rates for small-business loan applications were up at small and larger financial institutions as the labor market continued to improve.

TIAA has recruited Lori Fouché to serve as CEO of retail and institutional financial services.

Bill Davidson, who heads the company's U.S. technology banking team, will oversee the global expansion efforts.

Ameris Bancorp said that Edwin Hortman will step down as president and CEO in July but will continue as chairman.

First Midwest Bancorp has agreed to buy Northern States Financial in Waukegan, Ill., for $91 million.

The Atlanta bank had previously failed compliance metrics in five straight quarters before passing them last year, according to the settlement's monitor.

Umpqua Bank has hired veteran lender Tom Farrell to help it grow its homebuilder finance group in California.

Kathy Thorson, who is currently a market president at MetaBank, will oversee strategy for all of its four markets.

Stock Yards Bancorp in Louisville, Ky., has named James Hillebrand as its next CEO when David Heintzman retires later this year.