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Peoples Bancorp in Marietta, Ohio, plans to increase reserves by $6.6 million to cover four commercial loans that it's moved to impaired status.

NexBank in Dallas has bought College Savings Bank in Princeton, N.J.

Premara Financial in Charlotte, N.C., has raised $8.5 million in a stock offering and plans to exit the Small Business Lending Fund program.

Achieva Credit Union in Dunedin, Fla., has received regulatory approval to buy Calusa Bank in Punta Gorda, Fla.

First Niagara Financial Group in Buffalo, N.Y., considered offers from four potential acquirers before deciding in late October to sell itself to KeyCorp.

Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley became the latest big banks Monday to promise to cut their support for the coal industry in the name of reducing the pollution blamed for global warming.

The $9.8 billion-asset Great Western said in a press release Monday that it will pay about $140 million, or $19.70 a share, in cash and stock for the $1.2 billion-asset parent of Home Federal Bank.

Evans Bancorp in Hamburg, N.Y., has hired John Connerton to become its chief financial officer.

Financial Institutions in Warsaw, N.Y., has agreed to buy Courier Capital, an investment advisory firm in Buffalo, N.Y.

Citywide Banks of Colorado in Denver has raised $7 million from private-equity investors.

Fauquier Bankshares in Warrenton, Va., is planning to record a $5.5 million impairment charge tied to a souring loan relationship.

TCF Financial in Wayzata, Minn., is making preparations for its next management team.

The $75 million-asset bank said in a press release Tuesday that Michael Clabby had become its acting president and chief executive, effective last Friday.

Merchants Bancshares in South Burlington, Vt., is set to have a new chief executive.

Charles Cook will retire next year as chairman of Truxton Corp. in Nashville, Tenn.

First Financial Northwest in Renton, Wash., has filed for permission to adopt a commercial bank charter.

Huron Valley State Bank in Milford, Mich., plans to raise as much as $5 million to grow its two-branch business.

BNH Financial in Laconia, N.H., has agreed to buy Community Guaranty in Plymouth, N.H.

Blue Ridge Bankshares in Luray, Va., has issued $10 million in subordinated debt and plans to exit the Small Business Lending Fund.

Bank of the James Financial Group in Lynchburg, Va., is planning to raise about $11.5 million through a private placement.