CBM Florida Holding Co. in Lakewood Ranch said in a press release Friday that its Community Bank & Co. had agreed to buy the $505 million-asset First Community Bank of America in Pinellas Park, Fla.

At first blush, the Obama administration's 2012 budget proposal appears to take a hatchet to the Small Business Administration.

Financial institutions are still faced with the age-old problem of trying to help their customer service representatives (CSRs) be successful at selling more banking products.

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

HARRISBURG, Penn. – Pennsylvania State Employees CU last week got the go ahead to build its new 235,500-square-foot headquarters in nearby Susquehanna Township.

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

Republic Bancorp said Friday that it had received a notice from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. characterizing its practice of funding loans in advance of income tax refunds as "unsafe and unsound."

Premier Financial Bancorp Inc. said its regulator, citing the Troubled Asset Relief Program, had rejected a request to let it pay dividends.

MutualFirst Financial Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit as credit costs ticked up but securities problems abated.

Though BankAtlantic in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was well capitalized at yearend, the thrift may soon be required to boost its capital.

The Federal Reserve has given Community Banks of Colorado 90 days to return to adequately capitalized status or sell itself.

As bank M&A activity heats up, CRA compliance will move to the forefront of the issues banks must consider when making deals.

As bank M&A activity heats up, CRA compliance will move to the forefront of the issues banks must consider when making deals.

BankAtlantic Bancorp reported a smaller net loss in the fourth quarter as its loan-loss provision and net chargeoffs shrank from a year earlier.

CHICAGO – New York-based Polish & Slavic FCU this week opened its third area branch here in the suburb of Bridgeview to serve the area’s big Polish-American population.

Securian Financial Group of St. Paul, Minn., said Wednesday that it had received regulatory approval to write debt-protection contractual liability policies in Florida.

Carver Bancorp Inc. in New York is trying to raise its capital levels after receiving a cease-and-desist order from its regulator.

State Bank Corp. of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., cited credit costs and issues with deferred tax assets in posting a fourth-quarter loss of $2.9 million.

Peoples Bancorp Inc. of Marietta, Ohio, and Albina Community Bancorp in Portland, Ore., said their chief executives are leaving.

The Federal Reserve Board said it has reached a written agreement with BankVest Inc. of Castle Rock, Colo.