Americas

PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh reported flat earnings from a year earlier due to a slight drop in revenue and marginally higher costs.

Doral Financial in San Juan, Puerto Rico, disclosed in a regulatory filing Thursday that it sold about $181 million of loans to WOMF REV at a slight premium.

First Sound Bank in Seattle has agreed to buy Eastside Commercial Bank in Bellevue, Wash.

SVB Financial in Santa Clara, Calif., has agreed to sell a specialty finance business in India at a net loss.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta reported lower fourth-quarter profits as legal costs related to mortgages offset an increase in loans and deposits.

Home BancShares in Conway, Ark., swallowed $1.7 million of merger-integration costs in the fourth quarter, capping a year of investment in its expansion.

Profits at People's United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn., edged up in the fourth quarter thanks to fee income and loan growth.

The president's job at Northwest Indiana Bancorp of Munster, Ind., has been passed on to a fourth generation of Bochnowski. The company said Benjamin Bochnowski, who remains the company's chief operating officer, will have the same posts at its bank.

Wintrust Financial in Rosemont, Ill., reported higher quarterly earnings on increased revenue, with fourth-quarter profit rose 8% from a year earlier, to $38.13 million.

First Republic Bank in San Francisco reported flat fourth-quarter profits as strong deposit growth and gains in both interest and fee income were largely offset by higher expenses.