Americas

Lola Hart, who oversaw the liquidation of the controversial CertusBank in South Carolina, has been hired as the chief accounting officer of Entegra Financial in Franklin, N.C.

Christopher Cline, a former Wells Fargo executive, has joined the management of a community bank in Vancouver, Wash., to help it build up its wealth management business.

Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., will exit the insurance business after selling those operations to Prime Risk Partners.

Pacific Premier Bancorp in Irvine, Calif., is planning to close three California branches.

When state and federal regulators closed Trust Company Bank in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, it was only the second U.S. bank failure this year.

The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., swung to a first-quarter loss on higher costs to review and improve its compliance with anti-money-laundering laws.

Central Valley Community Bancorp in Fresno, Calif., has agreed to buy the $156 million-asset Sierra Vista Bank in Folsom, Calif., for $24 million, or $5.22 a share, in cash and stock.

Green Bancorp in Houston says it has developed a strategic plan to eliminate its energy loan exposure.

Bank of New York Mellon and Northern Trust are charging money market investors more fees after previously cutting them major breaks in the low-rate environment.

BBVA Compass reported strong loan growth in the first quarter, but its net income fell sharply from the same period last year as weak energy prices forced the company to substantially boost its loan-loss reserves.