Americas

First Mariner Bancorp (FMAR) in Baltimore swung to a loss as professional fees rose and mortgage banking income cratered.

Cardinal Financial (CFNL) of McLean, Va., has promoted William T. "Bill" Mundy, an executive at its banking unit, to senior vice president and executive managing director of wealth services.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) in San Antonio has agreed to buy WNB Bancshares (WNB) in Odessa, Texas, for $220 million in stock and cash.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin finally found some capital after a four-year search, but that wasn't enough. It has filed for Chapter 11 as a way to get Associated Banc-Corp, one of its creditors and competitors, to consent to its recapitalization.

John Linfante is stepping down as the chairman of Atlantic Coast Financial (ACFC), the latest leader to leave the Florida bank since investors rejected its sale to Bond Street Holdings.

The $7.2 billion-asset company auctioned $34.6 million in senior notes, it announced Monday. The notes carry an interest rate of 6%.

The chief executive of First Community Bancshares (FCBC) in Bluefield, Va., plans to step down.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has closed an investigation of Suffolk Bancorp (SUBK) in Riverhead, N.Y.

The $345 million-asset Broadway lost $228,000 in the second quarter, it announced Monday. It earned $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2012, when it recorded a $2.5 million profit from the sale of its former headquarters.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin (ACBW) in Madison has filed for bankruptcy in a bid to restructure its debt and recapitalize its struggling bank.