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SunTrust Banks (STI) will close around 40 branches this quarter as it continues its efforts to rein in costs, its chief executive said Tuesday.

The $1 billion-asset Pacific Mercantile said Tuesday that it would sell $2.2 million shares of common stock to private equity firm Carpenter Funds for roughly $14.8 million.

SI Financial Group (SIFF) in Willimantic, Conn., will buy Newport Bancorp (NFSB) in Rhode Island for roughly $61.3 million.

C1 Bank in St. Petersburg, Fla., has recruited the state's former top financial official to its board.

Some banks may be getting reckless with the pricing and terms they're offering commercial borrowers. The trend should temper enthusiasm for otherwise welcome signs of growth.

A Pennsylvania transportation agency has added new accusations to the securities lawsuit it filed against the $1.2 billion-asset Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF).

Bryan Jordan, the CEO of First Horizon, says regulation and competition are forcing banks to find ways to connect with customers who don't want face-to-face contact.

It could take another two years for Renasant to get close to its investor returns from before the crisis, and that's OK, CEO Robin McGraw says.

Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, said she and some colleagues are frustrated with the pace of work to implement diversity provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.

A former hedge fund manager who now handles some investments for Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has left the board of WSFS Financial (WSFS).

Ray Grace, the acting banking commissioner of North Carolina, used humor to deflect some tough questions aimed at regulators about limits on bank startups.

Atlantic Coast Financial trimmed its losses last quarter as it readies for possible challenges to its deal with Bond Street Holdings.

The chief financial officer of Hampton Roads Bancshares (HMPR) in Virginia Beach, Va., is leaving for a job in commercial real estate finance.

What will the next big legislation look like? We asked academics, analysts and former top regulators to weigh in.

The $972 million-asset parent of Panhandle State Bank said Monday that Ford Elsaesser is expected to assume the post on April 24 following the annual meeting of shareholders.

Pacific Premier (PPBI) in Irvine, Calif., has named new chief lending and operating officers among several executive moves.

Community & Southern Bank in Atlanta has hired its new president away from a larger Alabama lender.

New York Community Bancorp, a $44.6 billion-asset company, said Monday it has named Lawrence Savarese a director.