Retail & Commercial

Save State Street Corp. (STT), the third-largest custody bank, reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates as fees for managing and overseeing client assets increased.

Enterprise Financial Services in St. Louis reported lower quarterly earnings on a narrower net interest margin.

First Waterloo Bancshares in Waterloo, Ill., has agreed to buy Prairie Financial Bancorp in Stewardson, Ill.

Square 1 Financial in Durham, N.C., followed a simple formula in the third quarter: loan growth equals higher profits.

Sierra Bancorp in Porterville, Calif., has tapped an insider to succeed its retiring chief executive.

FCB Financial Holdings, in Weston, Florida, reported a $3.4 million loss in the third quarter that relected costs tied to its initial public offering.

Earnings at National Penn Bancshares in Allentown, Pa., rose slightly in the third quarter as the company expanded its loan portfolio and and lowered expenses.

Hancock Holding in Gulfport, Miss., reported a sharp rise in third-quarter profit, reflecting efforts to cut costs.

Instead of trying to stop companies from offering payday loans and check cashing services to lower-income households, we should encourage more competitors — including banks — to enter this space.

First Niagara Financial Group in Buffalo, N.Y., reported a massive quarterly loss that had a number of large writedowns.