JANESVILLE, Wis. – Blackhawk Community CU opened a new branch, its sixth, in nearby Stoughton, and completed the renovation of two other service facilities.

Oritani Financial Corp. in Washington, N.J., announced a quarterly loss of $4.1 million that it said stemmed in part from its conversion from a mutual to a stock company in June.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Fort Campbell FCU, which has been serving the military personnel at the army base for 56 years, plans to open student-run branches in two local high schools.

WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Belvoir FCU, which will add at least 20,000 service members to its field of membership because of base realignment, said it is closing four student-run branches to focus those resources on its core membership.

BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., reported Wednesday that its second-quarter loss widened by 33% from a year earlier, to $51.3 million.

Before the recession, Pacific Trust Bank was content to sit on the sidelines as other Southern California community banks vied with national lenders for commercial real estate borrowers.

In tough economic times, folks are more aware of the people and organizations in their communities who support them. A little goodwill can go a long way.

First Internet Bank of Indianapolis plans to enter the commercial lending business after more than a decade of focusing on consumer loans.

A federal judge last week sided with the competitor, Alliance Bancorp Inc. of Pennsylvania, and barred Sidhu's New Century Bank in Phoenixville from rebranding itself Customers 1st Bank. The judge said that name infringed on Alliance's trademark-protected Customer First products.

OXNARD, Calif. – Officials with Pacific Oaks FCU and the owners of the Carriage Square shopping center have hammered out an agreement to allow the credit union branch to stay at the center, averting an eminent domain takeover of the branch by the city.

WASHINGTON — Regardless of whether the allegations of unethical conduct aimed at Rep. Maxine Waters and other members of the House Financial Services Committee hold up, there could be a chilling effect on relations between banks and members of Congress.

Cascade Bancorp in Bend, Ore., has filed a lawsuit against Cohen & Co. Financial Management, alleging that the investment firm is holding up a capital-raising effort on which Cascade's future depends.

United Western Bank is in a state of limbo, unable to satisfy, change or escape a key demand from its regulator. Colorado's largest thrift has missed a deadline to boost its capital, and regulators refuse to give it an extension or waiver.

BancTrust Financial Group Inc. in Mobile, Ala., has announced that it earned $969,000 in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $118 million a year earlier.

The $5.1 billion-asset company announced Monday that it has received regulatory approval to consolidate two of its banks — Bank of Valdosta and Peoples State Bank — in its Sunrise Bank of Atlanta. Collectively, the three banks have $136 million of assets.

Some banks and bank examiners, still reeling from the recession and large portfolios of bad loans, have tightened credit standards to unreasonable levels. This must change if we are going to have a sustainable economic recovery.

Two Middle Atlantic companies are seeking to bolster their common equity.

Nearly two years after the financial crisis began to tarnish the reputations of the nation's biggest banks, community bankers are finding they can still steal business from giant lenders.

Florida is still a prime destination for Centennial Bank in Conway, Ark., even as well-heeled acquirers move in and drive up bank prices.