Minnesota

Park Financial has agreed to buy shares from one of the founders of Mesaba Bancshares.

After a long battle with the Justice Department over redlining charges, KleinBank caved as legal costs soared.

Anderson Insurance & Investment Agency in Minneapolis also specializes in workers' compensation services.

National Credit Union Administration board member Rick Metsger says a federal judge overstepped the court's bounds when striking down portions of the agency's field-of-membership rule, but stopped short of saying the regulator planned to appeal the decision.

Choice, which has a history of acquisitions, is buying a financial institution that largely focuses on business banking.

The company could use proceeds from the planned offering to add branches and make bigger loans.

The Kansas City, Mo., company sold Marquette Asset Management, a business it gained as part of its purchase of Marquette Financial Cos., to the firm's principals.

The bank will step onto the national stage this weekend when the Patriots and Eagles face off at the Minneapolis stadium where it holds the naming rights. It has taken steps to capitalize on the exposure ahead of its expansion into new markets.

Wings Financial Credit Union will also gain about $40 million in deposits and $10 million in loans.

The Fed approved an application giving Natcom Bancshares indirect control over Republic Bank, declining to take into account claims the transaction imperils the target's S corporation status.