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Bridge Bancorp in Bridgehampton, N.Y., has agreed to buy FNBNY Bancorp in Merrick, N.Y.

Cynthia Merkle has joined the $2.5 billion-asset mutual as executive vice president and COO, it announced Friday.

The $840 million-asset company will take a third-quarter charge of about $10 million on the sale of the loans, which have a book value of $33 million, it said.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin in Madison has completed a $175 million recapitalization. With funding from private and institutional investors, the company has capital levels above the threshold regulators consider for being well-capitalized.

Several institutions in one of the nation's hardest-hit banking markets have shed enforcement actions, or have hired new leaders, as they attempt to stage comebacks.

Investors Bancorp (ISBC) in Short Hills, N.J., and Roma Financial (ROMA) in Robbinsville, N.J., have extended the deadline for their merger while they wait for regulatory approval.

Hampton Roads Bankshares (HMPR) in Virginia Beach, Va., didn't have to look far to find its permanent chief financial officer.

One PacificCoast Bancorp (OPCB) in Oakland, Calif., has received regulatory approval to acquire a controlling stake in Albina Community Bancorp (ACBC) in Portland, Ore.

The Federal Reserve Board has ordered SunSouth Bancshares of Dothan, Ala., to strengthen its board.

Pinnacle Bank in Elberton, Ga., announced Thursday it will use Fiserv's Precision bank platform, which includes account processing, mobile banking, bill payment and remote check capture services.