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First Foundation sold loans to Freddie Mac to free up space for higher-yielding credits. It then bought the securities that were formed to replace other, lower-yielding assets through an often overlooked program.

Citizens & Northern will pay $43 million for the $348 million-asset Monument.

The report from an advocacy group that focuses on college affordability says schools need to do a better job of educating students about their eligibility for federal loans, which typically carry lower interest rates than loans from private-sector lenders like credit unions.

The bank's public offering comes three years after it raised $16 million in a private placement.

The acquisitive company plans to buy Blue Hills Bancorp to boost its footprint in eastern Massachusetts.

The report from an advocacy group that focuses on college affordability says that schools need to do a better job of educating students about their eligibility for federal loans, which typically carry lower interest rates than loans from banks and other private-sector lenders.

The changes mandated by the recent regulatory relief law would narrow the definition of "high-volatility commercial real estate" exposures that get a higher risk weight.

Organizers of Watermark Bank aim to open early next year.

The Delaware company said it recouped nearly two-thirds of the costs it incurred as part of a legal settlement reached earlier this year.

Washington Federal in Seattle allowed Anchor Bancorp to find another buyer after BSA issues forced it to withdraw its merger application.