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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.

FFW Corp. in Wabash, Ind., has a $2.6 million loan chargeoff recovery.

Farmers Capital Bank (FFKT) in Frankfort, Ky., has received regulatory approval to repurchase some of its preferred stock.

What's up with New York's program to add branches in low-income areas?

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency recently freed 11 banks from regulatory orders.

Bill Cooper could step down as the Minnesota company's chief executive sometime next year, and two insiders appear to be the early favorites to replace him.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded its credit rating on First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG), citing concerns about the Buffalo banking company's asset quality, profitability and capital levels.

F&M Bank Corp. (FMBM) in Timberville, Va., has raised $12 million in a private placement.

The home, the road and credit card rewards are some key areas CUs are zeroing in on as spring approaches.

Years ago, when ShopKeep POS founder Jason Richelson operated the Green Grape wine store in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, he struggled so often with archaic point-of-sale systems that it motivated him to develop his own alternative.

MASSENA, N.Y. — By adopting a staff scheduler and reporting technology solution, SeaComm Federal Credit Union reports it has experienced a 13% increase in teller transactions processed per hour.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Point West Credit Union is leveraging the popularity of a local restaurant as an enticement for its members to use its new mobile deposit service.