Americas

A former executive at One Bank & Trust in Little Rock, Ark., has been charged with stealing nearly $75,000 from his employer to pay off credit card bills.

The $782 million-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that it halved its stake in Lender Service Provider, to 25%, during the third quarter after adding two members to the processing firm.

Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) in Springfield, Mo., bought a loan portfolio from an unnamed seller.

The company lost money in the third quarter as it aggressively looked to build assets. At least one investor urged management to take a break from acquisitions during a quarterly call to discuss results.

Pulaski Financial (PULB) in St. Louis said Monday that it had discovered a fraud scheme by a commercial borrower that wiped out the profit for its latest quarter and nearly a third of its annual profit.

Jacksonville Bancorp (JAXB) in Florida reported its third consecutive quarterly profit as lowered its expenses and its loan-loss provision.

Berkshire Bancorp (BERK) in New York plans to delist from the Nasdaq and deregister its common stock.

Wintrust Financial (WTFC) in Rosemont, Ill., has renegotiated a $100 million loan agreement with outside lenders.

The $19.3 billion-asset company plans to merge its Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank subsidiaries in the first quarter of 2014, pending regulatory approval, it said Thursday.

Farmers National Banc (FMNB) in Canfield, Ohio, has named Kevin Helmick its permanent president and chief executive officer.