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Peoples Bancorp in Prairie Du Chien, Wis., has agreed to buy four branches in Wisconsin from FirstMerit.

Florida Credit Unions Shared Services announced a $602,776 patronage rebate and dividend to its participating CUs and stockholders in 2015.

OneUnited Bank, a minority-owned institution in Boston, will close two branches in California, or about a quarter of its total branch network.

Sequatchie Valley Bancshares in Dunlap, Tenn., has agreed to buy Franklin County United Bancshares in Decherd, Tenn.

Dime Community Bancshares has agreed to sell its headquarter building in Brooklyn for $12.3 million.

M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., for the first time was able to report a full-quarter impact from its acquisition of Hudson City Bancorp, which took about three and a half years to complete because of regulatory challenges.

Investors are quickly choosing sides in a proxy battle at Financial Institutions in Warsaw, N.Y.

Meridian Bank in Malvern, Pa., has raised $13.8 million through a sale of common stock.

United Community Financial in Youngstown, Ohio, has hired a JPMorgan Chase executive to be in charge of its technology.

The $973 million-asset bank will build one of its first stand-alone branches this year in Fairway, Kan., in the metro Kansas City area. Most of Academy's 88 branches are located inside Walmart stores.

Severn Bancorp in Annapolis, Md., has agreements in place to raise $11 million through a private placement of common stock.

First Horizon National in Memphis, Tenn., reported improved quarterly earnings that reflected higher revenue.

Beneficial Bancorp in Philadelphia is planning to eliminate 11% of its workforce over the next three months.

Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., posted a double-digit gain in its first-quarter profit as strong revenue growth more than offset continued deterioration in its energy-loan portfolio.

Community Bank in Pasadena, Calif., has promoted from within to fill the positions of president and chief banking officer.

David Bohne was the president of a big, successful bank until he took a year off to clear his head. When he was ready to return, he looked at banks across the country but found what he needed in a small, family-run institution right in his hometown.

Washington Federal in Seattle said its profit rose 3.4% to $41.7 million in the three months that ended March 31 as loan growth outweighed higher information technology costs.

West Shore Bank Corp. in Ludington, Mich., has agreed to buy West Michigan Bank & Trust in Frankfort.

B of A is normally thought of as a U.S. economic bellwether, but it has substantial operations overseas, and its international performance last quarter provided a painful reminder of that fact.

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles reported higher quarterly profit led by its acquisition of Square 1 Financial in Durham, N.C.