Pennsylvania

Profits at Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., surged 21% in the third quarter compared with a year earlier thanks largely to robust fee income growth and tight expense control.

Northwest Bancshares in Warren, Pa., has agreed to buy Winans Insurance & Employee Benefits in Warren.

WSFS Financial in Wilmington, Del., has bought the assets of West Capital Management in Philadelphia.

Third-quarter profit at PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh declined on a yearly basis as a higher tax rate and increased expenses ate into improved revenue in both lending and fee-based products.

Bank holding companies in Alabama and Pennsylvania have changed or plan to change their names to more closely reflect the identities of their banks.

Mid Penn Bank in Millersburg, Pa., is expanding its retail presence in one of the state's fastest-growing counties.

Dollar Bank in Pittsburgh ended a 32-year break from acquisitions earlier this year. It didn’t take nearly that long for the $7.4 billion-asset mutual to announce its next deal.

First Commonwealth Financial in Indiana, Pa., has agreed to buy DCB Financial in Lewis Center, Ohio, for $106 million in cash and stock.

Orrstown Financial in Shippensburg, Pa., has agreed to pay a $1 million to settle charges that it misled investors as it raised capital in the wake of the financial crisis.

Centric Financial is one of the few publicly traded banking companies with women in the chief executive and chief financial officer roles. Centric is also distinctive for its enviable growth and performance. Those two facts are not purely coincidental, according to President and CEO Patricia Husic.