Paul Davis

Community West Bancshares in Goleta, Calif., said Friday that it may revise its first-quarter results to reflect an expected $670,000 increase in its allowance for loan losses.

Fidelity Southern Corp. in Atlanta said Friday that it had raised $14.4 million in a private placement. The $2 billion-asset company also said it sold about 2.2 million shares of common stock at $6.65 a share, or 9.9% of shares outstanding.

The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced written agreements with four banking companies.

Cydly Langer Smith succeeded her mother, Helen Langer Smith, who is replacing her daughter as the vice chairman of the $900 million-asset bank, it said late Wednesday.

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced that it had reached a written agreement with BW Bancorp in Ely, Minn.

UMB Financial Corp. in Kansas City, Mo., said late Wednesday that it would pay $7.8 million to settle a lawsuit over overdraft fees.

Enterprise Financial Services Corp. in St. Louis said Wednesday that it will raise $28.6 million with a public offering.

The Federal Reserve on Thursday released information on written agreements with five banking companies.

F.N.B. Corp. in Hermitage, Pa., plans to sell 4.5 million shares of common stock to raise capital. The $9.8 billion-asset company said late Tuesday that the offering is being held in conjunction with its inclusion in the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 index after the market closes Friday.

First National Corp. in Strasburg, Va., has hired a veteran banker, Scott Harvard, as its chief executive. Harvard, the chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, is also the CEO of the First Bank unit of First National.

Alliant Financial Corp. in Birmingham, Ala., said Tuesday that it has hired a former BankUnited Corp. officer to become the chief executive of its bank.

First Commonwealth Financial Corp. in Indiana, Pa., on Tuesday restated its first-quarter earnings downward. With the restatement the $5.8 billion-asset company's earnings were 23% lower, at $5.2 million.

Wilshire Bancorp Inc. in Los Angeles is planning to raise up to $115 million in a public offering. The $2.8 billion-asset company said it plans to sell $100 million with an over-allotment option for another $15 million shares of common stock.

International Bancshares Corp. in Laredo, Texas, said Friday that first-quarter earnings rose 5% from a year earlier, in part because of lower credit costs.

Standard & Poor's said late Thursday that F.N.B. Corp. in Hermitage, Pa., has joined its S&P SmallCap 600 index.

First BanCorp in San Juan, Puerto Rico, increased capital ratios slightly in the first quarter, though they remain below the levels mandated by regulators.

A failed-bank acquisition lifted the first-quarter earnings of First Bancorp in Troy, N.C. The $3.4 billion-asset company's earnings rose 56% from a year earlier, to $5.3 million, according to a late Tuesday press release.

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced written agreements with three companies.

Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. in Westerly, R.I., said Tuesday that the chancellor of Johnson & Wales University has joined its board.

SVB Financial Group in Santa Clara, Calif., said Tuesday that it had completed a tender offer for its Silicon Valley Bank unit.