Taylor Capital Group Inc. in Rosemont, Ill., might have its arms around its commercial real estate problems, but other banks' CRE problems are weighing it down.

Regulators closed four banks late Friday, including the largest based in New Mexico, resulting in over $500 million of losses to the Deposit Insurance Fund.

BankUnited of Miami Lakes, Fla., has hired Kristina D. Moylan as a vice president and business banker.

S&T Bancorp Inc. of Indiana, Penn., has promoted David Ruddock to senior executive vice president and chief administration officer and Robert Boscarino and Joe Tosh to senior vice president of its S&T Bank.

BankUnited raised $783 million in its initial public offering, more than 18% than what it initially expected.

National Penn Bancshares Inc. in Boyertown, Pa., said Thursday that net income fell 36% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier but asset quality trends continued to improve.

First Niagara Financial Group Inc. in Buffalo reported a 58.8% increase in fourth-quarter net income Thursday. The $21 billion-asset company said its profit rose by $17 million from a year earlier, to $45.9 million, or 22 cents a share.

First National Community Bancorp Inc. of Dunmore, Pa. has hired investment bank Sandler O'Neill Partners LP to help it evaluate "capital and strategic alternatives."

Commercial and industrial lending is rising at some community banks, but it's unclear how much of the gain reflects rebalancing and how much suggests a deepening recovery.

HMN Financial Inc. in Rochester, Minn., said it plans to defer paying the next dividend it owes the Treasury Department.

Hanmi Financial Corp. in Los Angeles on Thursday reported its first profitable quarter in more than two years. The $2.9 billion-asset company earned $5.3 million in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $35.9 million a year earlier.

Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. in Lititz, Pa., announced an agreement to buy Abington Bancorp Inc. in Jenkinton, Pa.

Astoria Financial Corp. in Lake Success, N.Y., has announced that its chief executive officer will retire at midyear.

Susquehanna Bancshares said late Wednesday it had agreed to buy Abington Bancorp in a $273 million stock deal would boost Susquehanna's presence in Philadelphia.

Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc. in San Antonio posted a slight increase in fourth-quarter earnings compared to a year earlier. The $17.6 billion-asset company's earnings rose 3.1%, to $53.1 million. The loan-loss provision was half what it had been a year earlier, at $11.3 million.

UMB Financial Corp. in Kansas City, Mo., reported a 20.2% decline in fourth-quarter earnings from a year earlier, to $19 million, largely due to higher personnel costs tied to past acquisitions.

Iberiabank Corp. in Lafayette, La., has reported that fourth-quarter earnings fell 89% from a year earlier, to $13 million, largely due to the costs of consolidating two units and the purchase of a failed bank.

MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin CU on Monday opened a new branch inside UW Oshkosh’s student union, part of the $1.2 billion credit union’s expansion on the UW campus.

Tower Bancorp Inc. of Harrisburg, Pa., reported a surprising fourth-quarter loss Wednesday. It came from a spike in Tower's loan-loss provision, along with expenses tied to its December purchase of the struggling First Chester County Corp.

In taking a piecemeal approach to selling problem assets, First Midwest Bancorp Inc. seems to be pleasing only itself.