After being jilted by two would-be buyers, Peoples Community Bancorp Inc. of West Chester, Ohio, now finds itself in a position to pick partners — at least for its branches.

Integra Bank Corp. of Evansville, Ind., is getting closer scrutiny from its regulator, but there is some debate about how that might affect the $3.6 billion-asset company.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. of Pittsfield, Mass., said Monday that it would not increase its offer to buy CNB Financial Corp., even if that means losing the deal.

Bankers' bank executives have spent much of the last month telling people that Silverton Bank was not one of them, and that its failure was not a harbinger for the sector.

A third company is pursuing CNB Financial Corp. of Worcester, Mass.

ALBANY, N.Y. – SEFCU will celebrate the opening of its 25th Capitol Region branch Tuesday with a $10,000 donation to local food pantries in Schenectady and Niskayuna.

LEAGUE CITY, Texas – Workers have begun preparation on a 30,000 square-foot home office project for Associated CU which will meet the "green" standards for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Altura CU said Coachella city officials have convinced them to keep their branch there open, at least until the end of the year.

Before it failed last week, BankUnited was Florida's largest homegrown banking company, and under John Kanas it intends to stay that way.

Banks are facing a serious tension between costs and service, but you cannot save yourself into prosperity. You have to grow the top line and your margins.

The Small Business Administration will begin in July to guarantee loans that help auto dealers purchase inventory, officials said Thursday.

SOUTHEAST

The capital pressure at Nexity Financial Corp. is mounting, but its top executive says the Birmingham, Ala., company is close to raising what it needs.

RALEIGH, N.C. – In one of the biggest credit union projects ever, State Employees' Credit Union is planning a 12-story office building, expanding its presence near the State House, where many of its 1.5 million members work.

In another sign of life for the bank mergers-and-acquisitions market, OceanFirst Financial Corp. has agreed to buy another New Jersey company, Central Jersey Bancorp, for $68.4 million of stock.

Community Bank of Nevada in Las Vegas has agreed to take steps to improve its condition.

If at first you don't succeed … offer more money.

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas – Navy FCU continues to set a new footprint with plans to open a new branch here Monday, the eighth in Texas and 177th overall for the $40 billion credit union.

Can saving face help save a struggling bank?