Missouri

Hawthorn Bancshares Inc. in Lee's Summit, Mo., reported a loss of $5.5 million for 2010 after posting a profit a year earlier.

Centrue Financial Corp. of St. Louis late Friday reported a wider fourth-quarter loss of $39.2 million, largely as a result of a charge from goodwill impairment and a deferred tax asset adjustment.

Guaranty Federal Bancshares Inc. raised its fourth-quarter loan-loss provision by 42% after getting new data on an impaired loan.

UMB Financial Corp. in Kansas City, Mo., reported a 20.2% decline in fourth-quarter earnings from a year earlier, to $19 million, largely due to higher personnel costs tied to past acquisitions.

Commerce Bancshares Inc. in Kansas City, Mo., on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income rose 25% from a year earlier, fueled by fee income.

As the epicenter of bank failures in 2010, Florida gave 2011 its first casualty. Florida was home to 18% of the 157 failures last year, with 29. Following a two-week hiatus, two banks failed on the first Friday of the new year.

Centrue Financial Corp. is at risk of delisting on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Nasdaq notified the St. Louis company Dec. 28 that it was not in compliance with a rule requiring it to maintain a minimum market value of $5 million.

It was another busy — and costly — night for regulators in the Southeast. Of the nation's six failures Friday — bringing the year's total to 157 — three were in Georgia and one was in Florida, continuing the onslaught the two states have suffered in the crisis.

Nasdaq is giving a number of struggling companies a little more breathing room, making it easier for stocks to stay on the exchange even after falling short of listing requirements.

Bank of Lincoln County in tiny Elsberry, Mo., had just $35.7 million of assets when Nancy and Bill Laurie bought it in 2007. On Friday the bank, re-named Providence Bank, pulled off its biggest feat yet in picking up a failed bank more than five times its size, following a $75 million capital injection from the Lauries.

Commerce Bancshares Inc. in Kansas City, Mo., said Thursday that its third-quarter net income rose 8.3% from a year earlier, to $55.9 million, showing signs of improving credit quality.

Capital Bancorp Ltd. said Tuesday that it has completed the sale of its 51% stake in the Bank of San Francisco.

NBH Holdings took the first step this week in its quest to build a $12 billion-asset community banking network by agreeing to acquire Bank Midwest in Kansas City, Mo.

NASB Financial Inc. in Grandview, Mo., reported earnings of $3.2 million for the quarter that ended March 31, down 32% from a year earlier. The $1.4 billion-asset company announced the earnings late Monday, saying its second-quarter results were driven by increased credit costs.

NASB Financial Inc. in Grandview, Mo., reported its fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday after delaying the announcement to complete an evaluation of its investment in a land development company.

Despite aggressive efforts to stay alive, Midwest Bank and Trust was closed late Friday by Illinois regulators. The failure of the Chicago-area bank came on a night when the FDIC ...

Enterprise Financial Services Corp. of St. Louis said Tuesday that it narrowed its first-quarter loss to $3 million, from $51.8 million a year earlier, as credit costs declined but problem loans increased.

Commerce Bancshares Inc. in Kansas City, Mo., said its first-quarter earnings rose 43% from a year earlier, to $44.2 million.

The Federal Reserve released written agreements with banks in Missouri and Florida on Thursday, limiting the firms' ability to pay dividends and boosting oversight of their operations.

Centrue Financial Corp. in St. Louis reported a $14.5 million fourth-quarter loss on Monday, nine times more than its loss the year earlier.