Ohio

KeyCorp (KEY) in Cleveland reported higher quarterly earnings after a jump in investment banking and debt placement fees and lower credit costs.

KeyCorp (KEY) in Cleveland has agreed to buy Pacific Crest Securities, a technology-focused investment bank and capital markets firm.

Community Bancshares in McArthur, Ohio, has agreed to buy Citizens Bank of Asheville in Ohio.

SYLVANIA, Ohio — Inspired by millionaire Jason Buzi who has been hiding envelopes in major U.S. cities stuffed with $100 for strangers to find, one credit union is doing something similar in a few small towns that have been battered by the recession.

A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended July 5.

United Bancshares (UBOH) in Columbus Grove, Ohio, has agreed to buy Ohio State Bank in Marion.

Harwood Feffer promised to investigate claims against First Citizens Banc Corp in Ohio for agreeing to sell itself. The problem? The law firm should have been targeting First Citizens Bancorp. in South Carolina.

The Columbus, Ohio, company started giving away pens in its branches in 2010. Now more than 20 million are in circulation around the world with a few ending up in bizarre places, including the movie Bad Grandpa.

It's not easy to survive as a single-branch community bank anymore. That's the view of John Essen, president of Community Savings Bank in Bethel, Ohio, which agreed this week to merge with Home Building and Loan Co., a savings and loan in Greenfield, Ohio.

KeyBank in Cleveland has created a new checking account that eliminates fees for customers who agree not to write checks and do not expect the bank to cover their overdrafts.

Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) of Cincinnati expects to report an $81 million gain in the second quarter after selling shares of payment process firm Vantiv (VNTV).

Cleveland's Third Federal Savings and Loan is adding three states to its growing national home lending presence.

The Ohio Division of Financial Institutions closed Columbia Savings Bank in Cincinnati on Friday.

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — MidUSA CU has launched a holographic telepresence system that virtually allows staff to be in two places at once.

The Federal Reserve Board has terminated a cease-and-desist order against Central Federal (CFBK) in Worthington, Ohio.

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) in Columbus, Ohio, has snagged an executive from an in-state rival to manage an important investment business.

CINCINNATI — As banks cut back on branches, credit unions are stepping up their interest in bricks-and-mortar service delivery.

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) in Cincinnati has agreed to buy Guernsey Bancorp in Worthington, Ohio.

TFS Financial (TFSL) in Cleveland boosted first-quarter profits by 28% as improved credit quality allowed it to chop its loan-loss provision in half.

Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) in Marietta, Ohio, has agreed to buy North Akron Savings Bank in Ohio. Peoples said in a press release Monday that it will pay about $20.1 million in cash and stock for the $147 million-asset North Akron Savings.