Two California trade groups announced Monday that they have merged. The Independent Community Bankers of America said its California Independent Bankers merged with the Community Bankers of California to form a group named California Independent Bankers.

Two weeks after announcing it had withdrawn its application for a capital infusion from the Treasury Department, Hanmi Financial Corp. in Los Angeles said it has struck a deal for an infusion from a Korean firm.

Troubled banks usually do not call attention to themselves, but Union Bank of Gilbert, Ariz., had little left to lose.

DURHAM, N.C. – Fast-growing Latino CU opened its newest branch yesterday in the town of Garner, the community development credit union’s eight service facility.

It's plan B for the organizers of Xenith Corp. in Richmond, Va. — and that B now stands for buy.

In its waning hours on June 5, Bank of Lincolnwood sent a state judge an SOS.

Some of the Small Business Administration's most crucial partners are the thousands of lenders that underwrite billions of dollars in SBA loans every year. Together, we are helping America's small businesses keep their doors open while growing and creating jobs.

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MECHANICSBURG, Penn. – The Mechanicsburg Area school board voted Tuesday to name the Mechanicsburg Middle School library for Members 1st FCU.

MELROSE, Minn. – Central Minnesota FCU is planning to expand into the nearby communities of St. Joseph and Avon with new branches.

ROANOKE, Va. – Fast-growing Member One FCU has submitted plans to build a new headquarters adjacent to its existing building in northeast Roanoke.

WORCESTER, Mass. – Webster First FCU will move its operations center next week from nearby Webster to an 85,000-square-foot building in this western Massachusetts city.

Even if the line to buy failed banks grows longer, Tom C. Nichols and Don E. Cosby say they'll stay on it.

ST. LOUIS – American Eagle CU has acquired a 29,600 square-foot former branch of Regions Bank and plans to renovate it for its own service center.

BEAUMONT, Texas – Education First FCU continued its year-long building spree with plans for a new training facility–along with the seven supermarket branches opened over the past 12 months.

When brainstorming over the winter about potential mascots for a children's savings program, First Arkansas Bank and Trust's marketing team considered the usual suspects: superheroes, Barney the dinosaur, cartoon characters and the like.

Heritage Commerce Corp. in San Jose said it no longer intends to buy two branches from Wells Fargo & Co.