Ohio

PVF Capital Corp. in Solon, Ohio, cited a steep increase in its loan-loss provision in reporting that the net loss for its fiscal fourth quarter widened 192% from the year earlier, to $7.9 million.

When it bought the failed bank and thrift units of Irwin Financial Corp. from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. last week, First Financial managed to get terms so attractive that others are taking notice.

The struggling Park View Federal Savings Bank of Solon, Ohio, must boost its capital levels by yearend, and it has a new chief executive officer on board to help.

Lorain National Bank selected VINtek in December and began implementation earlier this year of the vendor's electronic lien and title technology.

The $3.8 billion-asset First Financial missed out on the boom years, spending the middle part of the decade quitting unprofitable business lines and markets, and shedding employees.

Regulators closed institutions in five states late Friday, bringing the year's toll to 69 and leaving the FDIC with almost $1 billion more in losses.

Though its Florida bank unit continued to struggle, Park National in Newark, Ohio, earned $19.9M in the 2Q, a 9.2% increase from a year earlier.

Though its Florida bank unit continued to struggle, Park National in Newark, Ohio, earned $19.9M in the second quarter, a 9.2% increase from a year earlier.