Northwest Bancshares Inc. in Warren, Pa., has agreed to buy NexTier Inc. in Butler, Pa., for $20.3 million, the companies announced late Wednesday.

Integra Bank Corp. in Evansville, Ind., has a new strategy for addressing its problem assets: Get them off the books as quickly as possible.

Banks with good management should be given time to work through asset-quality issues or to acquire problem banks under current capital standards.

TransUnion's Credit Risk Index (CRI) declined in the first quarter after five straight quarterly increases, indicating that consumer credit risk conditions in the U.S. are improving.

Small banks will likely have to raise capital in the coming years, while bigger institutions are doing much better than a year ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday.

Several recent economic indicators show that the recovery is gaining strength, but still isn't growing fast enough to bring down the unemployment rate.

AUGUSTA, Maine – cPort CU plans to tear down a former Bonanza Steakhouse here and build a branch at the site.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Alliance CU has signed with Diebold to manage its ATMs and upgrade its ATM fleet with deposit automation.

The vultures are circling around Midwest Banc Holdings Inc., and it's a scene that could become increasingly common as competition for failed banks intensifies nationwide.

Nearly 30 years after the department store chain set out to become "the largest financial services entity," as its then-chairman put it, Sears is once again challenging banks.

Probably the most important lesson that I learned while working for a "low-key 'country banker'" was the value of a work ethic and optimistic outlook.

Tower Financial of Fort Wayne, Ind., agreed to draft a plan that would strengthen oversight of its management, the Federal Reserve said.

Square Mile Capital Management LLC has won the bidding for a portion of the assets the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. acquired when it seized Atlanta's Silverton Bank a year ago.

It's still early in the seemingly endless community bank earnings season, but higher expectations so far are being rewarded with firmer results.

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

Independence Federal Savings Bank in Washington has called off its acquisition of Colombo Bank in Rockville, Md., after an indication from regulators that the deal had been delayed indefinitely.

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Banks and insurers are more optimistic and have made strides strengthening risk management, according to a survey of 346 senior risk management executives in the financial services industry conducted in February by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

The Federal Reserve on Monday announced it has taken enforcement action against banks in Montana and Florida.

Less than a week after making a deal with a private-equity firm and the Treasury Department, Sterling Financial Corp. in Spokane announced it is raising $555 million in capital through private placements with several investors.