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Popular with employees: Last year Happy State gave more than $101,000 to help employees in crisis with medical expenses, car repairs and mortgage payments.

Washington Trust, No. 48 in the overall ranking, is No. 8 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

Popular with employees: An annual employee banquet recognizes individual and team accomplishments. A group of employees organizes the event and decides the theme, entertainment and raffle prizes.

Old National, No. 50 in the overall ranking, is No. 2 in the category for banks with more than $10 billion of assets.

Popular with employees: During the fall harvest, the bank's owners deliver homegrown vegetables to all locations for employees and customers.

Popular with employees: Employees get an extra vacation day during their anniversary month.

Popular with employees: Level One hosts an annual bring-your-dog-to-work day.

Popular with employees: Trivia questions go out the Friday before every Texas Tech football game. The first three employees to respond with the correct answers win a prize, such as gift cards, game tickets and Texas Tech apparel.

Popular with employees: Muncy Bank employees bring dishes to share for monthly luncheons.

Popular with employees: Every January, all employees receive up to $300 to buy work attire.

Zions, No. 57 in the overall ranking, is No. 3 in the category for banks with more than $10 billion of assets.

Popular among employees: Citizens Bank of West Virginia provides monthly "smile" lunch, surprise or other fun activity, ranging from tailgates to ice cream socials.

American Savings, No. 59 in the overall ranking, is No. 9 in the category for banks with $3 billion to $10 billion of assets.

Popular with employees: For more than 20 years, First Premier has provided scholarships to high school seniors. Last year, 15 of the 31 $1,000 scholarships awarded went to children of bank employees.

F.N.B. in Pittsburgh plans to retain some Yadkin Financial executives and assign them to key roles after it closes its purchase of the North Carolina bank.

Family Security Credit Union, a $580-million institution based in Decatur, Ala., said it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets and assume the deposits of the privately held Bank of Pine Hill, based in Pine Hill, Ala.

A director at Citizens Independent Bancorp in Logan, Ohio, resigned after members of management chastised him for an email security breach.

New Bancorp in New Buffalo, Mich., has hired Shawna Zawada as controller and principal financial officer, days after Russell Dahl resigned as chief financial officer.

Stonegate Bank in Pompano Beach, Fla., has agreed to buy Insignia Bank in Sarasota, Fla.

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., has started a public finance division and hired an executive from Umpqua Bank in Oregon to run it.