Americas

Equity Bank in Andover, Kan., and University National Bank in Lawrence, Kan., have terminated their deal to merge.

Continuing its expansion in entertainment hotbeds outside of Southern California, City National Bank in Los Angeles has opened its first banking office in Atlanta.

Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc. of Philadelphia has agreed to acquire SE Financial Corp.

Under a deal excepted to close in the second quarter, River Valley Bancorp in Madison, Ind., would pay $6.3 million in cash for all the common stock of the $82 million-asset Dupont State Bank.

First Commonwealth Financial Corp. in Indiana, Pa., said Monday that its president and chief executive is retiring.

First Midwest Bancorp Inc. in Itasca, Ill., First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati and MidSouth Bancorp Inc. in Lafayette, La., have finalized separate acquisitions.

The Arkansas Bankers Association announced Friday that President and Chief Executive Kenneth D. Hammonds will retire at the end of this year and will be replaced by the trade group's chief operating officer, William R. Holmes.

Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania Inc. in Narberth, Pa., said Friday in a regulatory filing that it was once again in compliance with the Nasdaq's listing requirement for minimum bid prices.

First National Community Bancorp Inc. in Dunmore, Pa., said Friday that it had restated financial results for 2009 and two quarters in 2010 after an internal audit uncovered inaccuracies in its accounting for loans losses.

In need of new capital, First Cherokee State Bank is looking to differentiate itself by opening a casual coffee house stocked with wealth advisors.