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Heritage Bankshares Inc. said Thursday that it had completed a $7.8 million investment transaction in the Small Business Lending Fund program.

The Federal Reserve this week took action against four banks, including three written agreements and the issuance of a prompt corrective order against Bank of the Eastern Shore.

A pair of North Carolina banks — FNB United and Bank of Granite — surprised industry observers last week, finding investors willing to commit $310 million for an arranged marriage between the struggling companies.

Hamilton State Bancshares Inc. is looking to repurchase up to $4.2 million of its common stock just five months after the Atlanta-area company received a hefty capital infusion to buy other banks.

NBH Holdings Corp. is following up its recent failed bank acquisition in Colorado with a branch deal and name change.

On Tuesday, the $904 million-asset company said that Lee R. Keith, a director since 2009, as its interim president and chief executive. Keith succeeds Ted T. Awerkamp, who had served in those positions since 2007.

First Citizens BancShares Inc. in Raleigh, N.C., reported a decline in second-quarter earnings after its loan-loss provision jumped.

Capitol Bancorp Ltd. has agreed to sell its interest in Bank of Las Colinas for a second time.

First BanCorp of Puerto Rico reported a smaller second-quarter loss than it did a year earlier, due in part to a smaller loan-loss provision and a pair of special gains.

With its coffers at capacity, the capital-flush Cincinnati company said recently it would raise its dividend to equal 100% of its quarterly earnings.