Pennsylvania

Polonia Bancorp in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has finished its stock offering and second-step conversion to a stock-owned company.

Fulton Financial (FULT) in Lancaster, Pa., said late Tuesday that its third-quarter profit climbed 5.7%, to $41.6 million, from the same period last year as improved asset quality and growth in fee income offset sluggish loan growth.

Polonia Bancorp (PBCP) in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has postponed its stock sale and conversion to a stock company after a regulatory exam revealed compliance problems.

Polonia Bancorp in Huntington Valley, Pa., is giving investors a chance to buy more of its stock after a planned public offering started sluggishly.

S&T Bank in Indiana, Pa., has added two lenders as it continues to expand its commercial lending business.

S&T Bank in Indiana, Pa., has expanded its commercial loan business into northeast Ohio by opening an office in Akron.

Malvern Federal Bancorp (MLVF) in Paoli, Pa., will raise up to roughly $36.4 million by converting to a 100% stock-owned company from a mutual holding company.

First National Community Bancorp (FNCB) has finally caught up on its financial reports for 2011 — now on to 2012.

Susquehanna Bancshares (SUSQ) in Lititz, Pa., plans to raise up to $150 million through a senior notes public offering.

A private-equity firm has plans to acquire a large stake in TriState Capital Holdings, a Pittsburgh company cofounded by a former state regulator.

F.N.B. Corp. (FNB) in Hermitage, Pa., posted higher second-quarter profit as loan balances surged.

S&T Bancorp's second-quarter profit fell 36% from the same quarter last year, to $8.6 million, as gains in fee income could not offset narrowing margins and an uptick in problem loans.

Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) in Warren, Pa., posted higher second-quarter earnings after delinquent and nonaccrual loans fell to their lowest levels in four years.

The $70.8 million deal would add 13 branches and $550 million of deposits in the growing Pittsburgh market.

Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF) sold $28.6 million of nonperforming commercial loans to an unnamed outside investor.

Continental Bank Holdings of Plymouth Meeting, Pa., has raised $16.5 million through a private placement.

Pennsylvania's banking regulator has freed Metro Bank in Harrisburg, Pa., from a two-year-old enforcement order resulting from violations to the Bank Secrecy Act.

Fox Chase Bancorp (FXCB) in Hatboro, Pa., is planning to restructure its balance sheet this quarter in an effort to better position itself for potential changes in interest rates and improve its net interest income.

Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF) in Shippensburg, Pa., has been hit with a lawsuit alleging that it misled investors about its financial strength during its March 2010 stock offering.

QNB Bank in Quakertown, Pa., announced Tuesday that its longtime chief executive is retiring at the end of this year and that its board has elected the bank’s president to succeed him.