Paul Davis

EverBank Financial in Jacksonville, Fla., confirmed that it is in talks to sell itself.

Anchor Bancorp in Lacey, Wash., which has been facing pressure from a prominent activist investor to sell itself, has hired an investment bank to explore strategic options.

First South Bancorp in Washington, N.C., has acquired a portfolio of mortgage servicing rights.

Citizens Bank in Elizabethton, Tenn., has agreed to buy American Trust Bank of East Tennessee in Knoxville.

LegacyTexas Financial Group in Plano has met its original purpose of becoming a big player in its home market.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta on Friday reported a slight increase in profit that could have been greater were it not for a surge in energy chargeoffs.

Regional banks like BB&T, Huntington Bancshares and Citizens Financial are growing through acquisition and targeted business-line initiatives, but they are having to contain spending simultaneously.

F.N.B. Corp. in Pittsburgh is making a big play to enter North Carolina.

BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., reported higher quarterly profit that reflected loan growth and its recent acquisitions.

Arbor Bancorp in Ann Arbor, Mich., has agreed to buy Birmingham Bloomfield Bancshares in Michigan.