CEO Joe Ficalora says the thrift has ways it can buy time to announce a transformative acquisition or benefit from a change in the definition of what it requires to be a systemically important institution. With OneWest off the table, industry observers wonder if the thrift can find the deal it’s been looking for.

A deal between two Massachusetts banks is expected to close ahead of schedule after the selling bank's shareholders approved it Tuesday.

UMB Financial in Kansas City, Mo., relied on strong investment-services and other fees to boost earnings last quarter.

Chemical Financial's profits surged in the second quarter compared to last year, due to strong loan growth and fewer chargeoffs.

Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich., reported quarterly earnings that significantly surpassed Wall Street's expectations.

Shares of Fulton Financial fell early Wednesday after the Lancaster, Pa., company reported second-quarter results that missed expectations.

Metro Bank Chairman Vernon Hill compared his banks's focus on innovation to what Apple achieved in the technology industry, as it looks to take on Britain's biggest lenders.

New York Community Bancorp's quarterly profit slipped from a year earlier despite strong loan growth and gains from property sales.

F.N.B. in Pittsburgh is reaping the benefits of its recent expansions into other major cities. The $15 billion-asset bank reported a second-quarter profit of $34.8 million, an increase of 19% from the year-earlier period.

Sixteen banks, along with John Eggemeyer and Tim Chrisman, raised $6.3 million to keep the Hispanic-focused bank from failing.

Codorus Valley Bancorp in York, Pa., has agreed to buy Madison Bancorp in Baltimore.

ASB Bancorp in Asheville, N.C., has repurchased a block of stock from funds tied to activist investor Joseph Stilwell.

Mercantile Bank in Grand Rapids, Mich., reported a significant decline in earnings that was largely tied to merger-related costs.

City Holding in Charleston, W.Va., reported slightly lower quarterly profit because of a shrinking net interest margin and fewer gains from prior acquisitions.

Profits at Capital City Bank Group nearly doubled in the second quarter as the Tallahassee, Fla., company continued to shed problem assets.

The Georgia company is also planning a marketing campaign to promote its brand and expanded technology offerings.

Union First Market Bankshares' acquisition of StellarOne paid dividends in the second quarter. The Richmond, Va., company reported a profit of $14.8 million, up 56% from a year earlier.

Colony Financial in Santa Monica, Calif., plans to raise up to $382 million by selling common stock.

Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles reported higher quarterly earnings as returns from mortgages offset a drop in the sale of Small Business Administration loans.

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles reported higher quarterly earnings aided by its acquisition of CapitalSource.