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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — As comment letters on the proposed risk-based capital rule flood into NCUA, the agency said it may consider delaying the rule's effective date.

Solera National Bancorp (SLRK) in Lakewood, Colo., has one less activist investor to worry about. The $168 million-asset company disclosed late Friday that Kathleen Stout, a former company executive, has withdrawn her nomination of eight director candidates.

Malvern Bancorp (MLVF) in Paoli, Pa., is facing activist pressure to sell itself.

Illinois state regulators closed the $66.3 million-asset AztecAmerica Bank in Berwyn on Friday.

Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR) in Olney, Md., said its second-quarter earnings will be reduced after a Maryland jury awarded a $6.05 million verdict in a case involving a former employee.

The $1.7 billion-asset Carlile — founded in 2009 to acquire banks in Texas and elsewhere — has agreed to buy Community Bankers Inc., Carlile President Don Cosby said Friday.

Subpoenas have been issued by South Carolina's Attorney General's Office in connection to allegations of financial mismanagement by former executives of CertusBank.

HCBF Holding in Fort Pierce, Fla., has agreed to buy Highlands Independent Bancshares in Sebring, Fla.

LOVES PARK, Ill. — Police are still searching for an armed robber who discharged his weapon inside the main office of Rockford Bell Credit Union Thursday before fleeing from the CU with an undisclosed amount of money.

Community & Southern Holdings in Atlanta has agreed to buy Alliance Bancshares in Dalton, Ga.