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Richard Fisher, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, said Wednesday that regulators in Washington need to provide "clarity" on future rulemaking to help ease fears by small businesses and corporations.

Fifth Third Processing Solutions LLC said Wednesday that it had acquired the assets of TNB Card Services from Town North Bank in Dallas.

SoCal Bancorp. said it no longer owns a majority stake in Professional Business Bank after a $12.6 million capital infusion from a private-equity group.

The $2.6 billion-asset company announced last week that the Office of Thrift Supervision has upped the ante by issuing both the company and its thrift unit cease-and-desist orders on June 25.

Cecil Bancorp Inc. in Maryland and its subsidiary Cecil Bank Friday agreed not to declare or pay any dividends without the prior consent of federal and state regulators.

Wilshire Bancorp Inc. in Los Angeles offered a glimpse of its second-quarter results Thursday, saying it expects to record a net loss of up to $5 million.

Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc. in Norfolk, Va., announced that it raised $255 million through a fully subscribed private placement of its common stock.

Sunrise Bank in Cocoa Beach, Fla., announced an agreement Thursday in which a group of three investors will inject $8.6 million into the bank.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. painted a grim picture of its finances this week. The $4.4 billion-asset company in Madison said Tuesday that it was considered undercapitalized by regulatory standards as of March 31.

The largest Korean-American and Chinese-American banks, clustered in Southern California, are successfully raising capital, surprising competitors with last-minute infusions even while some operate under regulatory orders.

Fueled by more than $400 million in capital, Bond Street pulled Miami's Premier American out of the rubble in January and leveraged it to make two other federally assisted deals, most recently grabbing the failed Peninsula Bank in Englewood last Friday.

The Houston ATM network operator said Tuesday that it would install 215 ATMs in the New York area that will bear the logo of the New York credit union.

Former Bank of America Corp. Vice Chairman R. Eugene Taylor has spent the past six months searching for a bank to buy — only to return to whence he came.

The $1.7 billion-asset company announced late Tuesday that North American Financial Holdings Inc., led by former Bank of America Corp. executive Eugene Taylor, would invest $175 million in the company so that it can shore up its undercapitalized bank unit.

Solera National Bancorp Inc. in Lakewood, Colo., is getting into the mortgage business on its own. The $137 million-asset company announced Tuesday that it has begun originating residential mortgage to its customers.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announced Tuesday that OptimumBank Holdings Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has signed an agreement to maintain financial soundness.

Sheyenne Bancorp Inc. is applying for bank holding company status from the Federal Reserve to buy out a bank in North Dakota. Sheyenne would become a subsidiary of First Holding Company of Park River Inc., which filed the application with the Federal Reserve June 22.

Despite analysts' skepticism, it appears Banner Corp. of Walla Walla, Wash., is advancing in its attempts to raise capital. The $4.6 billion-asset company announced late last week that it would sell 75 million shares of common stock at $2 a share.

After its long-running merger talks collapsed in March, Republic First Bancorp Inc. in Philadelphia today finds itself in a more fortunate position than many banks — it has a Plan B.

Fox Chase Bancorp Inc. is one step closer to completing its conversion from a mutual to a stock company. After the conversion is completed, which is expected on June 29, the banking subsidiary will have a new parent with 14.55 million shares of outstanding common stock.