West Bancorp. recently took out a loan to buy back 8% of its common stock, while BNC Bancorp used borrowed funds to exit Tarp.

Security State Bank has agreed to buy Security State Bank in a deal that could eliminate some brand confusion in central Iowa.

Some banks have transformed their loan portfolios with a focus on business borrowers, and made strides in profitability at the same time.

New indications that an overdraft fee crackdown is looming has added fresh urgency to bankers' quest to expand revenues. American Banker editors discuss some of the latest twists in the industry's search for ways to generate new business and cut costs.

Citizens Bank of Kansas in Kingman has traded in its national charter for a state charter.

Urban Partnership Bank announced Thursday it would open a branch in a Wal-Mart slated for Chicago's Pullman neighborhood.

Heartland Financial USA in Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy Morrill Bancshares in Merriam, Kan.

After spending recent years repairing its balance sheet, Hanmi Financial (HAFC) is again looking to grow. To do so, it's eyeing markets that Korean-American lenders have traditionally neglected.

Shareholders took a big gamble that Atlantic Coast Financial in Florida can raise enough capital to save itself when they rejected a buyout offer. There are more funds to be had these days, but they are harder to get, experts warn.

Four Corners Community Bank in Farmington, N.M., has agreed to buy Citizens State Bank of Cortez in Colorado.

United Community Financial in Youngstown, Ohio, has raised $5 million of capital and announced plans to reshuffle the executive team at its bank.

As more banks look to equip their branch employees to handle all of their customers' needs, experts offer tips on how to ease the transition.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati is planning to issue approximately $655 million of common stock as part of a share conversion.

Renasant and First M&F have lifted the curtain on certain aspects of their planned merger as part of a tentative settlement of a shareholder lawsuit.

Carl Chaney says his relocation recognizes that the Big Easy is a major part of the Gulfport, Miss., company's growth strategy.

CenterState Banks in Winter Haven, Fla., has hired a chief strategy officer from a California lender.

The Fed’s research raises more questions than it answers, among them: Is the researcher right when he says the great bankers he interviewed could run a bank successfully anywhere, anytime?

Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI) in Dallas has announced its CEO succession plan. Keith Cargill, 60, will become president and chief executive of the $10 billion-asset company when current chief George Jones, 69, retires at yearend.

Eastern Virginia Bankshares (EVBS) in Tappahannock has extended the deadline for a pending rights offering.

Hanmi announced late Tuesday that Chong Guk Kum would replace Jay S. Yoo as president of the holding company and its $2.8 billion-asset bank.