Americas

The Federal Reserve Board has released Raton Capital in Raton, N.M., from an enforcement action.

Superior Bancshares in Hazelwood, Mo., has reportedly agreed to sell a 40% stake in itself to an investor group.

Premier Commercial Bank in Greensboro, N.C., has held a beach-theme office party, brown-bag lunches on weighty matters like the cost of health insurance, and other special events to stand out in its market. It works.

Dwight Utz, who is leaving VantageSouth in North Carolina five months after it bought his bank, says he is looking for CEO jobs Virginia, Maryland or Pennsylvania.

The Federal Reserve Board has given Valley National Bancorp in Wayne, N.J., approval to redeem $127.5 million of trust-preferred securities.

State Bank Financial Corp. in Atlanta has named a new credit guru.

Community Financial Shares (CFIS) in Glen Ellyn, Ill., plans to issue $2.8 million of common stock in a private placement.

Heartland Financial (HTLF) in Dubuque, Iowa, plans to raise up to $75 million.

Prosperity Bancshares in Houston has agreed to buy F&M Bancorp in Tulsa, Okla.

GNB Financial in Gratz, Pa., has agreed to buy Liberty Centre Bancorp in Pottsville, Pa.