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Melissa Bean, a former three-term member of Congress, has been named chair of JPMorgan Chase's (JPM) Midwest business.

Popular Inc. (BPOP) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has received regulatory approval to exit the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Chemical Financial (CHFC) in Midland, Mich., expects to raise $70 million through the sale of common stock.

Meridian Bank Texas in Fort Worth has acquired State Bank & Trust in Carrolton, Texas.

Six directors resigned after the company contested an activist investor's successful effort to wrest board control. As a court battle looms and regulators watch, the company could struggle to find replacement directors.

ViewPoint Financial Group in Plano, Texas, has pushed back the expected closing date for its purchase of LegacyTexas Group, citing a lengthy regulatory approval process.

Alfred DelliBovi, the former chief executive of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, will join the board of Flushing Financial Corporation (FFIC) in Lake Success, N.Y.

Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania in Souderton has agreed to buy Valley Green Bank in Mount Airy, Pa.

Highlands Bankshares (HBKA) in Abingdon, Va., has registered nearly $18 million in common and preferred stock for certain shareholders, directors and executives.

Forcht Bancorp in Lexington, Ky., has agreed to buy Grant County Bancorp of Williamstown, Ky. Financial terms of Forcht's agreement to buy the $79 million-asset Grant Country Bancorp were not disclosed.

Federal regulators have fined First Southern Bank (FSOF) in Boca Raton, Fla., for violating the National Flood Insurance Act.

Once heavy on grey type, Bank of North Carolina's reports are now dotted with colorful graphs, charts and heat maps so that busy senior executives and board members can quickly assess things like loan data and branch profitability and keep better tabs on the integration of acquired banks.

Six directors at Solera National Bancorp (SLRK) have resigned as the Lakewood, Colo., company remains embroiled in a messy public struggle with its biggest investor.

MADISON, Wis. — After 37 years with CUNA Mutual Group, Chief Economist Dave Colby is retiring.

The U.S. Supreme Court told a lower court Monday to take another look at a ruling that allowed NCUA to sue a group of banks for allegedly deceiving investors about mortgage-backed securities.

Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania (UVSP) in Souderton said its president of wealth management is leaving to lead a nonprofit financial services firm whose operations include a credit union.

National Bank Holdings (NBHC) in Greenwood Village, Colo., has tapped a recently retired banking commissioner to join its board.

Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) of Kansas City, Mo., expects to sell $150 million in preferred stock, which it will use to buy back $200 million of its common stock.

The state of California is seeking a 12-month license suspension for CashCall, a high-cost lender that's come under fire in numerous other states.

The Bank of New York Mellon (BK) is planning to enter the reverse mortgage business.