Ohio

Three corporate credit unions now fund the check-processing services LLC.

The Ohio bank's total deposits grew, unlike at some other regionals, and CEO Stephen Steinour said its 28-basis-point increase in overall funding costs will pay off.

The company will merge with Kentucky Federal Savings and Loan by the end of this year.

The Cleveland company's acquisition of a boutique investment banking firm contributed to an increase in its fee income.

Stilwell Group is trying to win a board seat at Wayne Savings Bancshares.

Evelyn Canterbury is retiring from the Ohio-based CU after having been appointed CEO in 1982. The credit union's CFO, Paula Heitger, took the helm April 1.

Park National, which came to regret its acquisition of a Florida bank just before the financial crisis, took more than a year to vet NewDominion before making an offer.

Butke has been in credit unions for 40 years, the past 25 building the Ohio-based corporate.

The company has agreed to buy United Community Bancorp. With the $114 million deal it would add five branches in the Cincinnati area.

The Ohio-based credit union is the latest to fight an ADA lawsuit alleging violations on its website.

The Houston-based ATM-management company was previously concentrated in the South.

The Charlotte, N.C., company will open 500 new branches and hire 5,400 employees as it continues to expand in midsize cities across the country.

The two Lima, Ohio-based CUs will combine to create a $44 million-asset institution.

The company, which is planning to sell at least $25 million in stock, said in a presentation tied to the offering that it is well positioned for M&A.

Burned by a 2007 deal in Florida, Park National in Ohio had several years to reflect on lessons learned before agreeing to buy NewDominion Bank in Charlotte, N.C.

An economic correction is long overdue, the Ohio company says in explaining why now is the wrong time for long-term entanglements like mergers.

NewDominion, which has completed an improbable turnaround, is the last community bank based in Charlotte, N.C.

The results also included a large one-time benefit tied to recently passed tax reform.

Merger- and tax-related charges took a bite out of fourth-quarter profits at the Cleveland company, but its CEO emphasized that a recent deal and tax reform are promising for growth.

The activist investor, which has pressured the company in the past to find a buyer, fell short in an attempt last year to gain representation.