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FJ Capital Management said Thursday that it had received a "significant investment" by Bridge Equities LLC.

First Midwest Bancorp Inc. said Thursday it will acquire about $185 million of deposits and a branch in suburban Chicago from Old National Bancorp.

Shares of Commerce Bancshares Inc. were down sharply midday Thursday after the Kansas City, Mo., company reported earnings that fell short of analysts' estimates and warned that new rules limiting debit-card fees could take a bite out of fourth-quarter profits.

Bank of the Ozarks Inc. reported income totaling $83.8 million for the nine months that ended Sept. 30, representing an almost 78% increase from the same period in 2010.

TowneBank in Suffolk, Va., is buying a Raleigh, N.C., insurance agency and merging it into its insurance subsidiary.

As credit unions seek to grab a bigger share of deposits, State Employees' CU has become the first credit union to publicly disclose its confidential financial condition as determined by regulators–its CAMEL code.

American Momentum Bank is committed to buying Brazos Valley Bank in College Station, Texas, though it swapped out its application with the Federal Reserve.

Sabal Financial Group L.P. of Newport Beach, Calif., has acquired a $153 million portfolio of loans located in some of the hardest hit regions of the United States.

The president of a small Atlanta-based bank testified to Congress on Wednesday that the derivatives provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act could hinder the bank's ability to manage risk and serve its clients.

United Community Banks Inc. in Blairsville, Ga., said it will record a special loan-loss provision of $25 million for the third quarter due to concerns over collateral associated with its largest loan relationship.

Park National Corp. in Newark, Ohio, said Tuesday that it had found a material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting, tied to its use of a third-party contractor.

New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Inc., the parent of Lake Sunapee Bank, is entering the insurance business with its buy of McCrillis and Eldredge Insurance.

First Financial Corp.'s willingness to pay nearly double the tangible book value for Freestar Bank outside of Chicago is the most expensive small bank deal in months.

First Citizens BancShares Inc. in Raleigh, N.C., has retired its IronStone Bank brand and converted IronStone's 58 branches into branches of its First Citizens Bank.

Members of Har-CO FCU voted to approve the conversion of the $200 million credit union to a mutual savings bank, the first credit union conversion in more than two years.

Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania Inc. in Narbeth said Friday that Wayne Huey Jr. was elected to its board.

Cascade Bancorp in Bend, Ore., has hired former Fifth Third Bancorp executive Terry Zink to become its chief executive.

The president of Home Federal Bank in Sioux Falls, S.D., has stepped down after less than a year on the job.

Bryan McDonald will become president and chief executive of Whidbey Island Bank in Coupeville, Wash., on Jan. 1.

Huntington Bancshares Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, and Security California Bancorp of Riverside, Calif., will add offices in the coming months.