Several community banks are taking a serious look at building eco-friendly branches — not just to be "green," but to save some green, too.

Amalgamated, a New York bank that manages assets for hundreds of pension plans, has secured a $139 million settlement from News Corporation in a suit it filed against the media giant on behalf of its clients.

Equity Bancshares in Wichita, Kan., may use the Troubled Asset Relief Program to buy a stake in Blue Valley Ban Corp, an in-state rival.

The National Credit Union Administration has certified last month's member vote at HarborOne Credit Union in Brockton, Mass., to convert to a mutual savings bank.

A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended April 20.

The $133 million-asset Jefferson Bancorp said Monday that it had acquired 10 branches from Carrollton that will operate under the Bay Bank name. The company has $480 million in assets and 22 branches around Baltimore.

Bank of Hawaii in Honolulu missed its first-quarter earnings estimates as interest income fell.

Banks have to reconsider how their customers are using mobile technology, branches and ATMs, and successful companies will create an "integrated multichannel experience," says Bank of the West's Andy Harmening, a senior executive vice president and regional banking group head. He spoke to American Banker at the annual Best Practices in Retail Banking Symposium.

Regulators seized two banks in Florida, and one in Kentucky, in a trio of failures Friday.

Aided by improved asset quality, lower expenses and increased fee income, Park National in Newark, Ohio, said Friday that it earned $20.7 million, or $1.34 per share, in the first quarter, easily beating consensus analysts' estimates.

The troubled Metropolitan Bank Group in Chicago has been ordered by the Federal Reserve not to boost the pay of its directors or officers without the Fed's permission.

First Horizon National (FHN) in Memphis, Tenn., boosted profits by cutting costs in the first quarter.

The burden on small banks from a new escrow rule for higher-priced mortgages should be relatively small, according to guidance released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has lifted a regulatory order from Macatawa Bank (MCBC) in Holland, Mich.

Associated Banc-Corp of Green Bay, Wis., has made significant strides in its bid to become more efficient, but CEO Philip Flynn admits it has much more work to do.

Revenue is expected to strengthen at least a little in the second quarter, but cost-cutting is here to stay until the economy really improves.

Carolina Bank Holdings (CLBH) in Greensboro, N.C., has completed its exit from the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Carver Bancorp (CARV) in New York will recruit out-of-work public-housing residents to work in its branches through a program funded by Morgan Stanley (MS).

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's has decided that trust-only banks must first get FDIC insurance, a move that may drive greater interest in state trust charters and subject some parties to a federal freeze on nonfinancial firms owning limited-purpose banks.

The Buffalo, N.Y., company is content to book loans and cut costs rather than expand aggressively with acquisitions.