Wisconsin

Bank Mutual Corp. in Milwaukee returned to the black with first-quarter earnings of $1 million, after it reported a $76.4 million loss in the fourth quarter tied to a balance sheet restructuring.

Associated Banc-Corp in Green Bay, Wis., has repaid half of the $525 million it obtained from the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Regulators shuttered The First National Bank of Davis, a $90 million-asset institution in Oklahoma, and the $190 million-asset Legacy Bank in Milwaukee. The two closures brought the year's toll to 25.

Blackhawk Bancorp Inc. of Beloit, Wis., reported a 52% increase in fourth-quarter earnings from a year earlier as an improved net interest margin offset higher credit costs.

Four failed-bank deals announced Friday evening marked another successful night for private equity.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. in Madison said it had managed to keep its thrift adequately capitalized at yearend. The $3.6 billion-asset company reported a $14 million fiscal third-quarter loss late Monday, narrowing its loss by 4% in the period that ended Dec. 31, from a year earlier.

The Federal Reserve Board reached written agreements with five community banks Thursday.

Several banks rushed to repay investments under the Troubled Asset Relief Program in December, but hundreds head into the new year desperate for an exit strategy, even if it means selling.

Anchor BanCorp in Madison, Wis., has regained compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements after its stock price rose in recent weeks.

The Federal Reserve Board has entered into written agreements with four community banks and their holding companies.

After announcing earlier this week that his W.L. Ross & Co. plans to invest $45 million into the struggling Cascade Bancorp in Bend, Ore., another bank in his portfolio picked up one of the three banks that failed Friday.

So the $3.8 billion-asset company has created a safeguard to protect $120 million of tax assets that could be used should the company return to profitability, which given its most recent quarterly numbers could be sooner rather than later.

Bank turnaround artist Patrick Frawley sealed deals to buy three failed institutions in Georgia on Friday, as regulators shuttered a total of six banks.

A prompt corrective action directive is often a sign of grim times, but for AnchorBank in Madison, Wis., the order is serving as a guide as it fights to survive.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc.'s primary regulator has approved, with conditions, its recapitalization plan after it aggressively sold branches and reduced assets to raise capital levels.

At a time when calculated retreats are becoming more common — and more accepted — Tidelands Bancshares Inc. is a new kind of leader.

The Federal Reserve announced an enforcement action Monday against First Banking Center Inc. to ensure that the bank is adequately capitalized.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. painted a grim picture of its finances this week. The $4.4 billion-asset company in Madison said Tuesday that it was considered undercapitalized by regulatory standards as of March 31.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. in Madison has been warned by the Nasdaq that it no longer complies with listing requirements.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin Inc. in Madison has bought itself more time from its lender. The struggling, $4.6 billion-asset company announced late Monday that U.S. Bancorp had agreed to put off for a year the due date on a $116.3 million loan