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PacWest Bancorp's pending purchase of CapitalSource has been pushed back as the deal awaits approval from the Federal Reserve Board.

Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) in Moultrie, Ga., has repurchased all the shares it issued under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Bay Banks of Virginia in Kilmarnock is adjusting its 2013 financial results after unloading a troubled asset.

Kansas City's UMB Bank has rolled out an in-house tech support program to help get its less-tech-savvy customers comfortable with digital channels. It also hopes the initiative will help it boost retention rates and perhaps even capture a larger share of the customer's wallet.

Solera National Bancorp's annual meeting is quickly shaping up to be a free-for-all.

VIENNA, Va. — Mobile payments provider Square could get a big boost from the nation's biggest credit union.

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is striking an optimistic tone for mortgage finance reform, saying she's hopeful that a Senate Banking Committee plan to overhaul the market could make it to the chamber floor for a vote this year.

Washington Federal (WAFD) in Seattle has shifted a number of executive titles and responsibilities.

Lakeland Financial in Warsaw, Ind., has appointed Lisa O'Neill as its new chief financial officer. She joins the $3.2 billion-asset company from First Manitowoc Bancorp in Manitowoc, Wis., where she has served as CFO since 2007.

LAKE MARY, Fla. — CFE FCU has selected Symitar's Episys system as its new core processing solution, replacing a system it had used for more than 30 years.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An update to the Alabama Credit Union Act is headed to this state's governor's desk, and some of the changes include limited liability for boards of directors.

Simmons First (SFNC) in Pine Bluff, Ark., has agreed to buy Delta Trust & Banking in Little Rock, Ark.

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) in Cincinnati has promoted Brad Ringwald to president of corporate banking. Ringwald joined First Financial in 2006 and has been the president of its specialty finance group since the unit was established three years ago.

If banks are serious about outsmarting thieves, fraudsters and hackers then they need to be more open to sharing information between departments and with rival banks and nonbank partners, industry practitioners say.

Acquisition rumors about Royal Bank of Scotland's U.S. operations are swirling again.

Solera National Bancorp (SLRK) is being challenged by a former director who wants to wrest control of the Lakewood, Colo., company's board.

PONTIAC, Mich. — Carma Peters has been named president and CEO of the $155 million Affinity Group Credit Union.

Xenith Bankshares (XBXS) had been eager to enter the bustling Hampton Roads area. It plans to use Colonial Virginia, located close to the region, to make a beachhead.

Central Pacific Financial (CPF) in Honolulu will repurchase $125 million of common stock.

BILOXI, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) FCU here is set to merge with Keesler FCU at the end of March.