Americas

Polonia Bancorp in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has hired Joseph Svetik as its president and chief executive. Svetik recently served as a director of JTNB Bancorp and, before that, had been president and CEO of ESSA Bancorp.

Isabella Bank in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., has agreed to buy a branch from Independent Bank in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said hackers succeeded in directing traffic from its popular economic-data websites in April to phony pages where they may have attempted to steal user names and passwords.

First Capital Holdings in New York has shed three businesses.

Friendly Hills Bank in Whittier, Calif., has started offering payroll services to its clients.

Sally Myers and Rob Johnson warned attendees of CUNA CFO Council's Annual Conference to always be aware of threats and to help their credit unions identify them ahead of time.

First Foundation in Irvine, Calif., has launched a division to offer property and casualty insurance brokerage services.

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida in Stuart has acquired First Growth Capital, a firm that handles receivables funding.

Hamilton State Bancshares in Hoschton, Ga., has agreed to acquire the $130 million-asset Highland Financial Services in Marietta, Ga.

Heartland Financial USA in Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy First Scottsdale Bank in Arizona.