Americas

Stonegate Bank in Pompano Beach, Fla., has agreed to buy Community Bank of Broward in Dania Beach, Fla.

Financial Institutions in Warsaw, N.Y., is overhauling its risk-management structure, while also looking for a new executive to handle such duties.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial in Bedminster, N.J., could look to raise up to $100 million in coming months.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA Friday issued a cease and desist order to David Addison, formerly the chief executive of Texans Credit Union.

Citizens Financial Group in Providence, R.I., has hired Russell Herakovich to lead the national expansion of its health care banking group.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has chosen a dozen firms involved in the mortgage industry — including two credit unions — for a pilot program looking at whether electronic fillings can improve the mortgage closing process.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Five members of Wilkes-Barre City Employees FCU, including one employee, were charged Thursday with conspiracy and bank fraud related to an elaborate scheme to obtain loans with false collateral and stolen identities.

Blue Harbour Group, an activist investor fund, has amassed a 5.7% stake in Investors Bancorp in New Jersey.

Chemical Financial in Midland, Mich., and First National Bank of Omaha in Nebraska have partnered to market and issue a new rewards-based MasterCard.

Bryn Mawr Bank in Pennsylvania has agreed to buy Powers Craft Parker & Beard, an insurance broker and risk management consulting firm.