Joseph Kellard

Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich., is paying $371 million to put behind it the vestiges of its dealings with the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

First Bank in Hamilton, N.J., has raised $13.7 million by selling common stock.

The $126 billion-asset holding company for Regions Bank said Jeremy King, who had been support manager for private wealth, is now executive vice president of wealth management strategy and effectiveness for Regions Wealth Management.

The Little Rock, Ark., bank got the final regulatory approval it needed to buy C&S and C1, but not before agreeing to address some community reinvestment concerns in the Atlanta market and elsewhere.

Iberiabank in Lafayette, La., has added a retired investment banker to its board. The $20 billion-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that Rick Maples, who once was head of investment banking at Stifel Financial, had become a director.

Franklin First Federal Credit Union has appointed one of its former tellers to its top leadership position. Michelle Dwyer will succeed Martha Richardson as chief executive and president starting July 1. Dwyer joined as a teller in 2007 and was named accounting specialist in 2013.

Columbia Credit Union in Vancouver, Wash., has expanded into neighboring Oregon as the CU continues to eye other opportunities to offer its services beyond its 12 branches in Clark County.

WaterStone Financial in Wauwatosa, Wis., has promoted from within to fill its chief financial officer role.

Amegy Bank of Texas in Houston has promoted Laif Afseth from executive director of commercial and industrial lending to president of the company.

State regulators approved GCS Credit Union in Granite City, Ill., to expand service into eight additional counties in Illinois.

Bay Bancorp in Columbia, Md., has named one of its largest investors, Steven Hovde, to its board.

Wells Fargo is joining other members of Early Warning's clearXchange network in providing real time person-to-person payments.

UNIFY Financial Credit Union in Torrance, Calif., received the final green light necessary to move forward with its acquisition of Eagle Credit Union in Lodi.

BankFinancial in Olympia Fields, Ill., said it expects to record an $875,000 gain in the second quarter after selling three loans.

The $602 million-asset company said in a press release Friday that Stephen Bianchi was tapped to replace Edward Schaefer, who resigned in May.

A federal judge ruled that Wells Fargo violated a contract with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings over the placement of signs near the team's new stadium, according to a published report.

OceanFirst Bank in Toms River, N.J., now has extra reason to cheer for the Monmouth University men’s basketball team that was in the running for an NCAA tournament berth last season.

South State in Columbia, S.C., has terminated five loss-share agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Franklin Financial Network in Tennessee hit a roadblock in its plan to buy Civic Bank & Trust in Nashville, but that didn't stop Franklin from hiring away Civic's chief executive.

Eligible credit unions have until June 30 to apply for grant assistance through the National Credit Union Administration's Community Development Revolving Loan Fund, the regulator said Thursday.