Ohio

DAYTON, Ohio — The Superintendent of the Ohio Division of Financial Institutions on Thursday placed Montgomery County Credit Union, Inc., into conservatorship and appointed the National Credit Union Administration as agent for the conservator.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati reported higher first-quarter profit as higher fee income and lower expenses offset a decline in net interest income.

KeyCorp in Cleveland reported a drop in first-quarter earnings as expenses and its provision for loan losses crept up.

CBank in Cincinnati has agreed to buy Commercial Industrial Finance, a St. Louis equipment leasing and finance firm.

Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, has named R. Jeffrey Young president of its mutual fund service subsidiary.

Ohio's largest mutual bank is planning to form a holding company to position itself for acquisitions and other growth opportunities.

First Defiance Financial in Defiance, Ohio, has completed its exit from the Troubled Asset Relief Program after buying an outstanding warrant from the Treasury Department.

Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, has agreed to buy Macquarie Equipment Finance in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

First Defiance Financial, in Ohio, has revised upward its fourth-quarter earnings after lowering its provision for fourth-quarter income taxes.

Cheviot Financial in Cincinnati will soon have a new chief executive.

Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., has agreed to sell a total of 17 branches in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio to First Mid-Illinois Bancshares and MainSource Financial Group.

Farmers National Banc Corp. in Canfield, Ohio, has agreed to buy National Bancshares in Orrville, Ohio.

FirstMerit in Akron, Ohio, reported higher quarterly earnings as cost controls compensated for a decline in interest income.

First Citizens Banc Corp in Sandusky, Ohio, is changing its name.

KeyCorp in Cleveland beat earnings forecasts on the strength of increased fee income.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati reported a drop in fourth-quarter profit on lower interest income from lending, and from decreased fees from mortgage banking.

Northwest Bancshares in Warren, Pa., has bought B.J. Petruso Agency in Meadville, Pa.

Nationwide the number of bank branches fell by about 1.7% last year. But some cities and states were hit harder than others, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and research firm BankRegData.

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Diebold has introduced antimicrobial touchscreens to its automated teller machines.

First Merchants in Muncie, Ind., has agreed to acquire C Financial in Columbus, Ohio.