Americas

Park National in Newark, Ohio, will take a higher-than-expected provision for loan losses in the second quarter due to continued credit problems at its Florida banking subsidiary.

The Bank of Kentucky Corp. in Crestview Hills announced Friday a deal to acquire the operations of United Kentucky Bank of Pendleton County Inc.

First Connecticut Bancorp Inc.'s stock rose 10% Thursday in its first day trading on the Nasdaq after converting to a stock company from mutual ownership.

Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Co. in New York has promoted Thomas J. Murphy to president of the bank and senior vice president of its parent company, Arrow Financial Corp., effective July 1

Deborah Wright has likely never been as happy to be a New Yorker as she is this week. Carver Bancorp, a struggling thrift company where Wright is the CEO, managed to bring in $55M in capital in a deal led by many of the city's heavyweights.

Merger-and-acquisition activity may be slow in most regions of the country, but it is picking up steam in California.

Dalhart Federal Savings & Loan Association will convert to a state-charted bank in Texas in response to the Office of Thrift Supervision's merger into the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Renasant said the deal will increase its wealth management and trust assets under management and advisement to about $1.5 billion.

West Bancorp. In West Des Moines, Iowa, said late Wednesday that it exited the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The $1.3 billion-asset company said it was able to redeem $36 million in preferred stock without having to borrow any money or issue stock.

Macatawa Bank Corp. in Holland, Mich., has closed on a $10.25 million of common equity in public offering and now should have enough capital to satisfy its regulatory order.