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Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania Inc. reported a third-quarter loss of $1.9 million and an impairment charge overshadowed improved credit trends.

The Illinois Department of Financial Institutions closed the $37.8 million-asset All American Bank in Des Plaines on Friday.

First Business Financial Services Inc. in Madison, Wis., reported third-quarter earnings of $2.2 million, more than double its profit from a year ago, thanks to strong revenue and margin growth.

After three straight years of losses, Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. in Flint, Mich., reported its second-straight profitable quarter for the three months that ended Sept. 30, thanks largely to improved asset quality and a double-digit increase in commercial and industrial loans.

Central Pacific Financial Corp., which lost more than $364 million in 2009 and 2010, has now made money in three straight quarters as the Honolulu company continues to shed problem assets.

Glacier Bancorp Inc.'s shares fell Friday after the company posted a third-quarter loss of $19 million due to a $32.6 million goodwill impairment charge.

Aided by a recent acquisition and its investment in new branches, WSFS Financial Corp. in Wilmington, Del., reported a profit of $6.8 million, or 70 cents per share, in the third quarter, handily beating consensus analysts' estimates.

National Penn Bancshares Inc. said Friday that third quarter earnings more than doubled from a year earlier, to $24.8 million, after the company recorded no loan-loss provision.

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., said Friday that it has raised $100 million in capital from management and investment funds as part of a plan to keep pace with its loan growth.

Park Sterling Corp. in Charlotte, N.C., said it expects to complete its acquisition of Community Capital Corp. in Greenwood, S.C., next week.

BankUnited Inc. posted a slight increase in third-quarter earnings as the Miami Lakes company continued to aggressively grow commercial loans in Florida.

The Federal Reserve has announced written agreements with three banking companies.

Many failed and open banks will be up for grabs across the South, the company says.

Enterprise Financial Services Corp. in St. Louis reported earnings of $9.7 million for the third quarter, nearly doubling its earnings from a year earlier, as the company made more money on loans and in its wealth management division.

WASHINGTON - Two Florida bank executives and one bank borrower were sentenced to federal prison Tuesday and ordered to pay nearly $100 million for attempting to defraud the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

James F. House soon will take the helm of United Security Bancshares Inc., a Thomasville, Ala., banking company that has hit hard times.

KeyBank said Wednesday it has appointed Rodney Drake as vice president and coordinator for its program geared towards low-income and underserved customers.

Credit quality is improving at Old Second Bancorp Inc., but the struggling company is still losing money.

Valley National Bancorp in Wayne, N.J., said its third-quarter profit rose 8.3% from the same period last year, as it made more real estate loans.