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Lakeland Financial Corp. in Warsaw, Ind., said its second-quarter profit rose 13% to $12.8 million on loan and deposit growth and higher net interest income.

First South Bancorp in Washington, N.C., has acquired a portfolio of mortgage servicing rights.

EverBank Financial, the largest bank based in Florida by deposits, is exploring a sale after receiving interest from a potential suitor, according to people familiar with the matter.

Waterstone Financial reported a 71% year-over-year jump in net income during the second quarter thanks to growth in its mortgage banking division.

Bank of Hawaii in Honolulu reported higher quarterly profit that reflected deposit growth.

Eagle Bancorp in Bethesda, Md., has issued $150 million in subordinated debt after increasing the amount it originally planned to sell.

Fee income, niche financing lines and auto lending drove second-quarter profits at TCF Financial in Wayzata, Minn.

Second-quarter earnings at Cathay General Bancorp in Los Angeles fell 22.9% to $34.8 million from a year earlier on a triple-digit spike in chargeoffs.

LegacyTexas Financial Group in Plano has met its original purpose of becoming a big player in its home market.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta on Friday reported a slight increase in profit that could have been greater were it not for a surge in energy chargeoffs.

Banc of California's second-quarter profits soared on stronger lending and credit quality. The $10.2 billion-asset company increased net income 66% from a year earlier to $26.5 million, it said in a news release Thursday.

BNC Bancorp in High Point, N.C., plans to raise about $55 million through a common stock offering.

The bank is using software "robots" — 30 of them, according to its CEO — to cut costs and shift workers to more fulfilling work.

North Carolina's second-biggest community bank agreed to sell itself at a rich premium, signaling that the state has become an attractive market for acquirers. Adding an out-of-state bank could also create opportunities for *locals* to poach business.

One of the nation’s biggest banks and the so-called “everything store” have joined forces to extend loan discounts to students.

Strong commercial loan growth drove an 8% year-over-year increase in Private Bancorp's second-quarter profit.

People's United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn., has agreed to buy a New York wealth-management firm.

The Brexit vote last month gave a small boost to second-quarter profit at Bank of New York Mellon, but the low interest rate environment continued to bedevil the custody bank in many segments of its business.

F.N.B. Corp. in Pittsburgh is making a big play to enter North Carolina.

The $24.4 billion-asset company reported a $50 million profit in the second quarter, up 2% from the first quarter.