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The Illinois company will sell Bates Cos. to an undisclosed buyer less than two years after buying the wealth management firm.

The Wisconsin regional said the funds will support loan growth and its dividend policy as well as create an added capital buffer.

The deal was expected to close this summer, but First BanCorp said a regulatory review is hitting snags.

Tinker Federal Credit Union's deal for Prime Bank in Edmond, Okla., is set to close later this year.

Bank of Southern California's all-cash offer for CalWest was reduced by nearly 20% after the buyer's shareholders declined to approve the deal.

The lenders are bracing for spikes in delinquencies or defaults on loans to a sector heavily punished by social distancing measures.

The Small Business Administration's last-minute plan to temporarily block larger banks from the relief loan program is another example of the agency changing the rules midstream, critics said.

Johnny Allison, the Arkansas company's chairman and CEO, agreed to reduce his base salary by 20%.

The online lender, reeling from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, also said it is cutting senior executives' salaries by 25%.

Executives say they can still meet their goal of $480 million in cost savings this year from the combination of BB&T and SunTrust despite unexpected expenses, unless the economy fails to rebound quickly.