Pennsylvania

Norwood Financial Corp. in Honesdale, Pa., said Monday that it had received regulatory approval to acquire North Penn Bancorp Inc. in Scranton.

Abington Bancorp Inc. in Jenkintown, Pa., has settled a shareholder lawsuit alleging that officers and directors had breached their fiduciary duty when they agreed to sell the company to Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. for $273 million in stock.

National Penn Bancshares Inc. in Boyertown, Pa., reported a big increase in profits on Thursday, which it attributed largely to improved credit.

Norwood Financial Corp. in Honesdale, Pa., said late Wednesday that its pending acquisition of North Penn Bancorp Inc. reduced its profitability.

Fulton Financial Corp. in Lancaster, Pa., attributed its improved first-quarter earnings partly to better cost control. The $16 billion-asset company posted a 22.9% increase in profit from a year earlier, to $33.8 million.

A pair of banking companies said late Wednesday that they had left the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

ENB Financial Corp. in Ephrata, Pa., reported that first-quarter earnings rose 15.6% from a year earlier, to $1.7 million, as the company lowered its funding cost while credit costs remained stable.

Tower Bancorp Inc. in Harrisburg, Pa., said last week that its chief financial officer had returned from a medical absence.

Norwood Financial Corp. in Honesdale, Pa., has received approval from shareholders of North Penn Bancorp Inc. to buy the Scranton, Pa., company.

Members 1st Federal Credit Union in Mechanicsburg, Pa., fresh off a trademark infringement claim with a local bank, filed a new lawsuit Friday against Merrick Bank in South Jordan, Utah.

Lawrence Seidman, the activist investor who has waged a series of successful proxy battles to force banks to sell, has increased his holdings in a bank that can't sell itself for at least two years.

Luzerne National Bank Corp. in Luzerne, Pa., has agreed to buy a branch from CCFNB Bancorp Inc. The $280 million-asset company will also get $17.1 million of deposits located around Hazelton, Pa., according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Donegal Financial Services Corp. in Marietta, Pa., has once again pushed back its deadline to buy Union Financial Corp. of Lancaster, Pa.

Hidden River Credit Union, which serves mostly school districts, is expanding its reach. The Pottsville, Pa., credit union has been approved by state regulators to convert to a community charter, allowing it to serve the 150,000 residents of surrounding Schuylkill County.

S&T Bancorp Inc. in Indiana, Pa., said Wednesday that it was revising its fourth-quarter and full-year 2010 results to reflect a higher loan-loss provision.

Metro Bank in Lemoyne, Pa., has agreed to drop its red M logo to settle a trademark lawsuit brought by Members 1st Federal Credit Union.

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. in Pennsylvania said it has agreed to buy the private wealth operations of the Hershey Trust Co.

Emclaire Financial Corp. in Emlenton, Pa., raised its quarterly dividend by 14%. The $481.9 million-asset company declared a dividend of 16 cents a share, compared with 14 cents a quarter earlier.

National Penn Bancshares Inc. of Boyertown, Pa., said late Monday that Michael Martin had joined its board as part of a recent capital infusion by Warburg Pincus.

CNB Financial Corp. in Clearfield, Pa., said Friday that fourth-quarter net earnings jumped almost 90%, to $2.9 million, compared with a year earlier.