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First Citizens BancShares Inc. in Raleigh, N.C., reported a decline in second-quarter earnings after its loan-loss provision jumped.

Capitol Bancorp Ltd. has agreed to sell its interest in Bank of Las Colinas for a second time.

First BanCorp of Puerto Rico reported a smaller second-quarter loss than it did a year earlier, due in part to a smaller loan-loss provision and a pair of special gains.

With its coffers at capacity, the capital-flush Cincinnati company said recently it would raise its dividend to equal 100% of its quarterly earnings.

BancorpSouth Inc. said late Thursday that it is selling a pair of Texas branches to First National Bank of Hughes Springs in Texas.

Madison National Bancorp Inc. in Melville, N.Y., is giving an investment group an additional six months to complete its planned acquisition, but the seller is building in insurance.

First Security Bank of Nevada in Las Vegas has received a much-needed capital boost.

Aided by two acquisitions and sharply lower deposit costs, BankFinancial Corp. in Burr Ridge, Ill., swung to a profit of $1 million in the second quarter from a loss of $288,000 in the same period last year.

Cardinal Bankshares' biggest outside shareholder is hopping mad over an act that normally gives investors comfort: succession planning.

Community bank letting a vendor keep its systems up to date on regulatory requirements.

Clifton Savings Bancorp Inc. in New Jersey said that its second-quarter net income fell nearly 18% from the same period last year due to legal expenses related to its decision to terminate its planned second-step conversion.

In one of the first actions of its kind, the National Credit Union Administration has sued a real estate appraiser it says provided a faulty appraisal for a loan that left the now-defunct Utah Central Credit Union holding the bag for more than $400,000.

Rockville Financial Inc. eked out just a small profit in the second quarter after it opted to use the proceeds from its recent second-step conversion to pay down debt and hire new talent.

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday disclosed written agreements with two banks.

HF Financial Corp. in Sioux Falls, S.D., said Tuesday that it expects to revise its results for its fiscal year that ended June 30 downward by $500,000 to $1 million to reflect downgrades in its agriculture portfolio.

Community banks in New York City are building loan books by snagging small to midsize companies overlooked by big retail-focused rivals.

Richard Lashley, an activist investor known for pressuring underperforming banks to find buyers, has won a seat on the board of BCSB Bancorp Inc. in Baltimore.

John F. Novak, chief executive of Millennium Bankshares Corp. in Sterling, Va., is expected to step down at the end of this month.

An activist investor at Cardinal Bankshares Corp. in Floyd, Va., is protesting the company's latest executive hire.

Coming off the best quarter in its 101-year history, German American Bancorp in Jasper, Ind., appears to be readying itself for expansion.