Americas

Southwest Bancorp in Stillwater, Okla., and LegacyTexas Financial Group in Plano have disclosed exposure to a commercial borrower that faces criminal and civil investigations.

BBCN Bancorp withstood numerous overtures from Hanmi Financial — and a revolt by four of its own directors — as it negotiated a deal to buy Wilshire Bancorp. A new filing discloses just how intense those pressures were.

Alamogordo Financial in Alamogordo, N.M., plans to convert from a mutual to a fully stock-owned bank holding company.

Wells Fargo and a Rhode Island government agency were sued by a U.S. regulator for allegedly misleading investors about how much money a company led by former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling needed to develop a video game.

Northern Trust has agreed to buy Aurora Investment Management, a hedge fund portfolio manager that's owned by Natixis Global Asset Management.

Triumph Bancorp in Dallas has agreed to buy ColoEast Bankshares in Lamar, Colo.

Wonder Bancorp and Harvard Illinois Bancorp have extended the deadline for their merger to May 31, according to a joint news release issued Friday.

American National Bankshares in Danville, Va., said in a press release Friday that Dabney Gilliam, its chief administrative officer, will resign at the end of this month to join Bank of Charlotte County.

Randy Conte, the $15.6 billion-asset bank's chief operating officer, will become chief financial officer on April 30 and remain operating chief.

Kevin Champagne stepped down from the $857 million-asset company on Feb. 29, according to a Friday news release. He also retired as chairman of Atlantic Coast Bank.