Americas

Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI) in Oak Ridge, N.J., recorded higher second-quarter earnings as credit quality improved and loans increased.

Equity Bancshares in Wichita, Kan., plans to merge its two banking units to reduce expenses.

Westamerica (WABC) in San Rafael, Calif., reported that its second-quarter earnings fell slightly after loans and fee income declined.

Regulators late Friday seized the $24.8 million-asset Glasgow Savings Bank in Glasgow, Mo.

Taylor Capital Group (TAYC) in Rosemont, Ill., said that its bank has hired a former team from LaSalle National Leasing to run a new equipment finance division.

The former chief executive officer of Virginia's Bank of the Commonwealth was among six people indicted for an alleged fraud conspiracy involving a coverup of the bank's financial condition from 2008 to 2011.

Vintage Bancorp, in Leon, Kan., on Wednesday canceled its deal for CornerBank, in Winfield, Kan.

International Bancshares (IBOC) in Laredo, Texas, has repurchased $40 million of preferred stock that it issued to the Treasury Department under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

FirstBank Holding in Lakewood, Colo., will close a dozen branches inside Colorado grocery stores.

First California Financial Group (FCAL) has reduced by 38% the number of shares it would pay to acquire Premier Service Bank in Riverside, Calif.