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Bertha Garza, who has used her role at IBC Bank in Brownsville, Texas, to help spread financial literacy, was given American Banker's Community Impact Award, presented for the first time at our annual gala celebrating the industry's most powerful women.

Bank of the Ozarks posted a 16% rise in quarterly profit after completing an acquisition and reporting strong loan growth.

The $775 million-asset company said Thursday that it raised the funds through a rights offering to existing shareholders.

OmniAmerican Bancorp (OABC) in Fort Worth, Texas, is exiting the business line that accounts for its largest single group of loans.

Synovus Financial (SNV) in Columbus, Ga., has formed an equipment-finance division. The group will be based in Charleston, S.C., the $26 billion-asset Synovus said Thursday.

Bank of Georgetown hired Jeffrey Satterly to launch a unit that lends to federal contractors. But the shutdown could wreak havoc.

First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati disclosed that its general counsel has resigned.

Bank mergers, failures and charter consolidations are cutting into the exam fees that provide the financial lifeblood for regulators in Idaho, Montana and other states. Their attempts to balance the budget can cause small banks to pay higher fees.

Norwood Financial (NWFL) in Honesdale, Pa., has added to the management team of its bank.

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) in Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to buy Camco Financial (CAFI) in Cambridge, Ohio.

Prudential Bancorp (PBIP) in Philadelphia has completed its second-step conversion and $71.4 million public offering.

Republic Bancorp's deal to buy the bank operations of H&R Block collapsed because of regulators' apparent concerns about the mixing of banking and tax-refund processing. The deal would have helped restore a business already bruised by conflicts with regulators.

TGR Financial in Naples, Fla., has agreed to buy Shamrock Bank of Florida.

Jacksonville Bancorp (JAXB) in Florida is planning a reverse stock split that would allow its shares to keep trading on the Nasdaq exchange.

Pulaski Financial (PULB) in St. Louis is losing the president of its mortgage division.

A wave of management changes at Korean-American banks highlights the difficulties of filling key posts in a niche banking industry.

The fourth-generation president of NexTier Bank in Butler, Pa., has resigned in order to accept a senior position with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh.

First National Community Bancorp. (FNCB) in Dunmore, Pa., has promoted three executives.

Capital One Financial in McLean, Va., has renamed and expanded its asset-backed lending unit.

The Treasury Department plans to auction stakes in eight more banks as it continues winding down the Troubled Asset Relief Program.