Americas

Great Southern Bancorp Inc. of Springfield, Mo., has received $57.9 million from the Treasury Department's Small Business Lending Fund and will use the proceeds to exit the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

The banking crisis in Georgia has spread to the state capital, as several lawmakers, including the governor, have personal ties to some of the state’s failed banks.

Meridian Bank is finally making money again after three years of heavy losses.

Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc. in Norfolk, Va., announced Thursday that its president and chief executive officer, John A.B. "Andy" Davies has resigned to return to his management consulting practice.

Under pressure from its largest shareholder to beef up its capital base, Polonia Bancorp in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has announced that it is planning to become a 100% stock-owned company.

Former top executives at LaSalle Bank are looking to start a bank that would acquire the assets and deposits of failed banks in and around Chicago.

MidSouth Bancorp Inc. in Lafayette, La., has agreed to buy a branch in Tyler, Texas, from Beacon Federal Bancorp Inc.

Access National Corp. in Reston, Va., said Wednesday that it rejected the Treasury Department's offer of $28 million in capital through the Small Business Lending Fund.

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida if finally current on dividends tied to the Troubled Asset Relief Program after missing nine payments to the Treasury Department.

Parkvale Financial Corp. in Monroeville, Pa., said late Tuesday that it plans to restate financial information for two fiscal years to correct an error tied to deposit insurance.