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Carver Bancorp (CARV) reported a wider loss for the quarter that ended on March 31, compared to a year earlier, largely because of higher chargeoffs and reduced loan income.

Banks and Farm Credit lenders are typically rivals, but Huntington Bank and GreenStone Farm Credit Services have set aside their differences to come to the aid of Michigan fruit growers and processors.

Saratoga National Bank and Trust in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has announced its succession plan for when its current chief executive and president, Raymond F. O’Conor, steps down at the end of the year.

The Federal Reserve Board has issued enforcement orders against two community bank holding companies requiring them to serve as sources of strength for their struggling bank subsidiaries.

The insurance unit of BancorpSouth (BXS) has agreed to buy the assets of Securance Group, an insurance agency in Brewton, Ala.

Struggling First Place Financial (FPFC) in Warren, Ohio, has turned to longtime banking executive Louis Dunham to help lead its recovery.

Kearny Financial (KRNY) of Fairfield, N.J., has decided to skip its next quarterly dividend payment despite a proposal from the Federal Reserve Board that would prohibit thrift holding companies from missing dividend payments.

USAmeriBank of Largo, Fla., has purchased a building in Tampa, Fla., where it intends to open a new branch and staff it with 25 new hires.

Ixonia Bancshares in Milwaukee has raised $21 million in fresh capital, including $16.5 million from a wealthy family that also owns a stake in the Milwaukee Brewers baseball club.

A federal appeals court has denied Republic Bancorp's bid to recover $14 million it lost on securities investments because it believes the Louisville, Ky., company should have been aware of the risks it was taking.

When HSBC sold its branches in upstate New York, it created a big change with dozens of branches changing hands. Once the signs are changed, a number of community banks and regionals will have to work hard to keep business in those branches.

The Federal Reserve Board has entered into written agreements with two companies requiring them to serve as sources of strength for their banks.

Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP) in Nashville has repaid the remaining $71.6 million of the $95 million it received from the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program in December 2008.

Palmetto Bancshares in Greenville, S.C., is shedding more than $40 million of problem loans as part of its ongoing effort to clean up its balance sheet and return to profitability.

George L. Engelke Jr. has resigned as chairman of Astoria Financial (AF), ending his long tenure with the Lake Success, N.Y., company that included a 22-year run as its chief executive officer.

FirstBank of Lexington, Tenn., has named its chief banking officer as its new president.

Taylor Capital Group (TAYC) in Rosemont, Ill., is expanding its mortgage unit by hiring more than 60 retail mortgage professionals from Amera Mortgage in Milford, Mich.

Capital One Financial (COF) has settled a longstanding legal dispute with former executive John Kanas.

First Security Bank of Bozeman, Mont., has named a longtime employee as its new president and chief executive.

Premier Community Bank in Marion, Wis., announced Tuesday that it is expanding into central Wisconsin with a deal to buy four branches from Baylake Bank (BYLK) of Sturgeon Bay, Wis.