John Reosti

Webster Financial's profits barely grew in the third quarter from a year earlier, as solid revenue gains were offset by increased costs from the Waterbury, Conn., lender's expansion into Boston.

First NBC Bank in New Orleans may have avoided one problem only to run into a much bigger issue.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., reported higher quarterly profit on the strength of tight expense control and strong mortgage banking revenue.

Deterioration in its portfolio of taxi medallion loans combined with some one-time expenses dragged down profits at BankUnited in the third quarter.

Record revenue and a brief respite from merger-related costs helped boost quarterly results at F.N.B. Corp. in Pittsburgh.

Profits at Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., surged 21% in the third quarter compared with a year earlier thanks largely to robust fee income growth and tight expense control.

The California company will report a quarterly loss after credit issues surfaced in its technology lending division. Opus had expressed an interest earlier this year to expand the business after making a key hire.

West Town Bancorp in Illinois has revved up its government-backed lending to small businesses, making it a good example of how community banks can outhustle big lenders in the quest for new sources of fee income.

Thomas Depping, who quit banking out of frustration with regulators five years ago, says Warburg Pincus' deep pockets will help him make Ascentium Capital a household name among small-business borrowers.

Dollar Bank in Pittsburgh ended a 32-year break from acquisitions earlier this year. It didn’t take nearly that long for the $7.4 billion-asset mutual to announce its next deal.