West Virginia

MVB Financial in Fairmont, W.Va., has purchased two former Susquehanna Bank branches in West Virginia from BB&T.

Premier Financial Bancorp in Huntington, W.Va., has received a $12 million loan from First Guaranty Bancshares in Hammond, La.

Summit Financial Group in Moorefield, W.Va., said its employee stock-ownership plan has acquired a stake in the company from a Louisiana bank.

United Bankshares reported higher second-quarter earnings, as the Charleston, W.Va., company boosted lending and kept expenses in check.

Premier Financial Bancorp in Huntington, W. Va., has agreed to buy First National Bankshares in Ronceverte, W. Va.

City Holding in Charleston, W.Va., has agreed to buy three branches in Kentucky from American Founders Bank in Lexington.

Premier Financial Bancorp in Huntington, W.Va., has completed its exit from the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Summit Financial in Moorefield, W.Va., has filed to raise $15 million over time.

First West Virginia Bancorp in Wheeling has removed the interim tag from William Petroplus' title as president and chief executive.

Summit Financial Group in Moorefield, W.Va., has been freed from a five-year regulatory order.

City Holding in Charleston, W. Va., has sold its insurance division to The Hilb Group, a broker based in Richmond, Va.

Summit Community Bank in Moorefield, W.Va., said Wednesday that it has shed an enforcement action and completed the first portion of its private placement with Castle Creek Capital Partners.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. — Employee engagement is the one competitive advantage that turns average credit unions into great ones, according to Pioneer West Virginia Federal Credit Union CEO Dan McGowan.

MVB Financial and CFG Community Bank have terminated their purchase-and-assumption agreement, a year after announcing the deal.

Profits at United Bankshares soared in the third quarter thanks largely to a recent acquisition, but credit quality weakened slightly as several commercial borrowers struggled to repay their loans.

WesBanco in Wheeling, W.Va., has agreed to buy ESB Financial in Ellwood City, Pa.

City Holding in Charleston, W.Va., reported lower quarterly earnings.

The banking associations in Virginia and West Virginia have, for now, called off discussion about creating a single trade group.

Summit Financial in Moorefield, W.Va., plans to raise roughly $12.8 million through a private placement and a subsequent rights offering.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. — A leadership change is on the horizon at Pioneer West Virginia Federal Credit Union.