South Dakota

Quarterly earnings at Meta Financial Group (CASH) in Sioux Falls, S.D., came in above analysts' estimates due to growth in revenue from loans and the company's payments system.

American Bank & Trust of Wessington Springs, S.D., has agreed to buy Mansfield State Bank.

Following an extensive search for a new chief executive, the board at HF Financial (HFFC) in Sioux Falls, S.D., has determined that its interim CEO is the best person for the job.

RAPID CITY, S.D. — NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz told credit union executives here yesterday the agency is very close to approving a charter for a credit union that will serve the Lakota Indians, also known as the Sioux, at their Pine Ridge Reservation in Kyle.

Great Western Bancorp. Inc. of Watertown, S.D., has agreed to buy North Central Bancshares Inc. in Fort Dodge, Iowa, for $41.5 million.

Under pressure from investors to improve its performance, HF Financial Corp. in Sioux Falls, S.D., announced Friday that it is replacing its longtime Chairman and Chief Executive Curtis L. Hage, effective immediately.

The president of Home Federal Bank in Sioux Falls, S.D., has stepped down after less than a year on the job.

The largest shareholder at HF Financial Corp. has nominated its own slate of directors to challenge the candidates being backed by the management of the Sioux Falls, S.D., thrift company.

HF Financial Corp. in Sioux Falls, S.D., said Tuesday that it expects to revise its results for its fiscal year that ended June 30 downward by $500,000 to $1 million to reflect downgrades in its agriculture portfolio.

Bell Federal Credit Union and Midwest Partners Federal Credit Union, both in Sioux Falls, S.D., have agreed to merge, creating a $65 million-asset credit union serving 9,000 members.

Citizens Republic Bancorp Inc. in Flint, Mich., announced Monday that it has agreed to sell its F&M Bank subsidiary in Des Moines for $50 million in cash to Great Western Bank, a Sioux Falls, S.D., unit of National Australia Bank.

Far from any population center, Michael Jandreau, the chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, knew even an enormous casino couldn't generate enough revenue for the South Dakota tribe. So he did the next best thing: he bought a wealth management company, Westrock Group Inc. in New York.