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Evans, soon to retire as CEO of Cullen/Frost Bankers, believes his company is well positioned to withstand the fallout from low oil prices. He is advising his successor to avoid the temptation to panic and focus on the long view.

Lighthouse Bank in Santa Cruz, Calif., has brought back one of its co-founders to become its president. The $176 million-asset bank said in a press release that Jon Sisk had become its president on Monday.

Broadway Financial in Los Angeles has been released from an enforcement action administered by the Federal Reserve.

Stephen Steinour, chief executive of Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, has pursued a risky strategy of taking losses in exchange for adding new customers, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.

Former JPMorgan Chase executive Achilles Macris was fined $1.1 million for failing to tell authorities about concerns he had with the bank's activities in the "London Whale" case.

Heartland Financial USA in Dubuque, Iowa, has completed its acquisition of CIC Bancshares in Denver and made related executive moves.

Sunshine Financial in Tallahassee, Fla., has agreed to name a new board member in exchange for a truce with an activist investor.

Pioneer Bank in Dripping Springs, Texas, has promoted Elizabeth Blose to chief financial officer as it works to finalize a merger deal and relocate its headquarters.

Chesapeake Bank & Trust in Chestertown, Md., has named former community bank chief executive Ray Tarrach to its board. Tarrach had been president and CEO of Chestertown Bank, which was renamed Mercantile Eastern Shore Bank in 2004.

CenterState Banks in Davenport, Fla., will record a first-quarter $17.5 million net loss on the early termination of its loss-share agreements associated with seven failed banks.

Fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings, already facing mounting legal and regulatory scrutiny, ran into more trouble when Citigroup said it was blocking transactions by New York state residents.

First Niagara Financial Group in Buffalo, N.Y., which is being sold to KeyCorp, cited restructuring and merger-related charges in reporting a 30% profit decline.

Park Sterling in Charlotte, N.C., has hired Donald Truslow as its next chief financial officer.

Cross Keys Bank in St. Joseph, La., has named a new president and elected a new chairman.

Horizon Bancorp in Michigan City, Ind., has agreed to buy Kosciusko Financial in Mentone, Ind.

Commercial BancGroup in Harrogate, Tenn., has agreed to buy NBN Corp. in Newport, Tenn., outbidding a rival in a bankruptcy court auction.

TCF Financial in Wayzata, Minn., will close 33 branches inside Jewel-Osco stores in the Chicago area.

Frank Keating, former chief executive of the American Bankers Association, has joined the law firm Holland & Knight as a partner.

The company plans to eliminate an unknown number of positions, including high-paying job titles such as managing director.

First Resource Bank in Exton, Pa., has received federal regulatory approval to exit the Small Business Lending Fund program.