Paul Davis

Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to buy Macquarie Equipment Finance in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Greenfield Cooperative Bank in Greenfield, Mass., and Northampton Cooperative Bank in Northampton, Mass., have received regulatory approval to merge.

Bank of Edwardsville in Illinois is set to have a new leader.

Horizon Bancorp in Michigan City, Ind., has agreed to buy Peoples Bancorp in Auburn, Ind.

First National Bank of Santa Fe in New Mexico has a new leader.

H&R Block in Kansas City, Mo., and BofI Holding in San Diego have pushed back the closing date for transferring ownership of H&R Block Bank.

First Green Bancorp in Mount Dora, Fla., has raised nearly $14 million through a private placement.

Zions Bancorp will revise its fourth-quarter earnings downward to reflect recent settlement discussions tied to a "private litigation matter."

Wilshire Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to buy Manhattan Bancorp's mortgage lending division.

Ohio Valley Financial Group in Henderson, Ky., has merged with BankTrust Financial in Henderson.

MutualFirst Financial in Muncie, Ind., is facing a proxy battle from two of its investors.

National Penn Bancshares in Allentown, Pa., has agreed to repurchase $75 million of its common stock held by Warburg Pincus.

The $6 billion-asset Pinnacle said in a press release Wednesday that it paid $75 million for a 30% stake in Bankers Healthcare Group in Southwest Ranches, Fla.

Premier Bancshares in Omaha, Neb., has agreed to buy Farmers Bank and Trust in Nebraska City.

Premara Financial in Charlotte, N.C., has a new chief executive.

Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., has agreed to sell a total of 17 branches in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio to First Mid-Illinois Bancshares and MainSource Financial Group.

National Bank Holdings in Greenwood Village, Colo., has finally returned to the acquisition game, by agreeing to buy Pine River Bank in Bayfield, Colo.

Community & Southern Holdings in Atlanta has agreed to buy Community Business Bank in Cumming, Ga.

After a surprising fall swoon, demand for commercial loans bounced back in December. Lenders, meanwhile, are paying much more attention to how falling energy prices could impact loan portfolios.

First Horizon successfully lobbied for a lower exchange ratio for its purchase of TrustAtlantic in North Carolina after four commercial lenders left the seller to open an office for another bank.