Once or twice every weekday for the last 12 years, Ray Petty, the owner of Ray's Supermarket in Factoryville, Pa., would send an employee down the street to the Community Bank and Trust branch to pick up rolls of change or deposit the day's receipts.

After almost 10 years as a lender to small businesses, Salem Five Cents Savings Bank in Massachusetts is moving upstream.

Fulton County National Bank and Trust Co. in McConnellsburg, Pa., which reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1 million, has agreed to a regulatory order to strengthen its anti-laundering practices, review its loan portfolio, and improve its auditing.

More small banks in the Pacific Northwest are setting up foreign trade divisions to serve the Asians pouring into the region.

Shares of Nara Bancorp Inc. recovered slightly Friday, when it received upgrades from two analysts who said the stock's sharp drop Thursday presented a buying opportunity.

Fed Order Against Fla.’s Eagle

Internet-only banks targeting specific segments of the population have never really caught on, but organizers of one aimed at African-Americans say theirs will, because African-Americans prefer to do business with black-owned companies.

Robert Keller has $25 million that is burning a hole in his pocket.

Earnings at Sturgis Bancorp Inc. fell 35% last year, to $1.7 million, the Michigan company said Wednesday.

More and more banks are clamoring for market share in the small towns of the West, where populations are exploding amid a continued exodus from expensive coastal cities.

BankAtlantic Bancorp said Wednesday that it would extend hours at most of its 74 branches.

NEW ENGLAND

Many of your key employees may be looking to move elsewhere.

Michael M. Ciaburri is certain that New London, Conn.’s resurgence will attract regional and money-center banks sooner or later, which is why his 4-year-old Southern Connecticut Bancorp is acting now.

Bank Hapoalim said Tuesday that it had priced its 59% stake in New York's Signature Bank at $26.40 a share, or $457 million.

Horizon Bank in Bellingham, Wash., will convert from a state savings bank to a state commercial charter, its parent said this week.

Trustmark Corp. in Jackson, Miss., has bought the naming rights for a new, minor league baseball stadium that will be the home of the Class AA Mississippi Braves.

American Community Bancshares Inc. of Charlotte is consolidating its charters and merging its South Carolina subsidiary, which it acquired last year, into its lead bank.