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First Financial Northwest in Renton, Wash., has added a former Sandler O'Neill investment banker and a PacWest Bancorp director to its board.

Santa Cruz County Bank in California has named Angelo DeBernardo its chief lending officer.

Cecil Bancorp in Elkton, Md., has been ordered by federal regulators to raise more capital or sell itself.

First Horizon National in Memphis, Tenn., is giving itself another two months to complete its purchase of TrustAtlantic Financial.

United Bancshares in Columbus Grove, Ohio, has resolved a looming hole in its lineup — chief financial officer. Anthony Eramo will start Sept. 5 as CFO of the $629 million-asset company and its subsidiary, Union Bank Co.

New York Community Bancorp in Westbury has named Leslie Dunn, a Federal Home Loan Bank director, to its board.

First Business Financial Services in Madison, Wis., has named Michael Murphy its chief accounting officer.

Simmons First National in Pine Bluff, Ark., had a convenient "in" as it was looking to buy wealth management firm Ozark Trust and Investment Corp. in Springfield, Mo.

First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lakewood in Ohio has agreed to acquire Belpre Savings Bank in Belbre, Ohio.

Blue Valley Ban Corp. in Overland Park, Kan., has named an executive from a large investor in the company to its board.

Planters Holding in Indianola, Miss., has agreed to buy Covenant Financial in Clarksdale, Miss.

While in talks to buy National Penn Bancshares, BB&T circulated an email to help key executives understand Pennsylvania’s prominent cultural and religious groups.

Horicon Bank in Horicon, Wis., has agreed to acquire a branch in Fond du Lac, Wis., from Baraboo National Bank.

Market Street Bancshares in Mount Vernon, Ill., has completed a $15 million debt offering.

Esquire Bank, a Garden City, N.Y., bank that specializes in financial services for law firms, has raised $19.1 million in a private placement of common stock.

Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., has named National Guard officer Katherine White to its board.

Bankwell Financial Group in New Canaan, Conn., has issued $25.5 million in subordinated debt and it plans to exit the Small Business Lending Fund program.

AJS Bancorp in Midlothian, Ill., has hired a replacement for its chief financial officer, who resigned earlier this month.

New Jersey Community Bank's chairman has resigned, less than four months after he quit as chief executive of the Freehold bank.

Depositors at mutuals in Ohio and Massachusetts have approved measures making it more difficult for their institutions to convert to stock ownership. Still, many industry observers believe the mutual industry is poised for more consolidation.