Capital

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has given preliminary conditional approval for Winter Park National Bank, allowing organizers to work on office space, hire staff and raise capital.

The company has hired an investment bank to help it consider strategic alternatives, which could also include recapitalizing.

Stakeholders have until May 9 to offer their thoughts on how to design an additional source of capital for credit unions.

The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter, values Cornerstone at $25.8 million.

Anchor's sale agreement comes less than a year after it put a representative of the activist investor Stilwell Group on its board.

Ashton Ryan, who had been removed as CEO in December, had been serving as its president. The New Orleans company also agreed to sell preferred stock to directors to help it make payments tied to its subordinated debt.

The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter, should significantly increase PacWest's operations in Southern California.

The Houston company was formed in 2009 to buy struggling banks in the wake of the financial crisis.

The California company will lease space on three floors of the building, while keeping a branch at the location.

Mid Penn agreed to pay $59 million for Scottdale Bank in a deal that is expected to close in the third quarter.