Americas

Pinnacle Financial Partners in Nashville, Tenn., has agreed to buy Avenue Financial Holdings in Nashville.

United Bankshares in Charleston, W.Va., reported an uptick in fourth-quarter profit as lower expenses offset lower average yields on earning assets.

Zions Bancorp. has purchased the former Atlanta home of its chief financial officer, Paul Burdiss, for about $1.7 million.

Iberiabank in Lafayette, La., reported higher fourth-quarter profit on loan growth and mortgage revenue and planned an additional round of branch closings.

The former president of a Texas community bank was sentenced to two years in federal prison for manipulating the bank's books and embezzling money to pay her daughter's sorority dues.

JPMorgan Chase will have its name on the proposed arena for the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, the National Basketball Association team said.

TCF Financial in Wayzata, Minn., reported higher profits on lower provision costs and a pickup in lending in the fourth quarter.

First Citizens BancShares in Raleigh, N.C., said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 32.1% from a year earlier, to $42.7 million.

Kevin Thompson, who had been selected for the post in November, notified the $6 billion-asset company that he will remain at Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City to be near members of his immediate family who were involved an accident shortly after he accepted the WSFS post.

Umpqua Holdings in Portland, Ore., posted stronger quarterly earnings because of an increase in mortgage banking fees and lower costs.