Saratoga National Bank and Trust in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has announced its succession plan for when its current chief executive and president, Raymond F. O’Conor, steps down at the end of the year.

The Federal Reserve Board has issued enforcement orders against two community bank holding companies requiring them to serve as sources of strength for their struggling bank subsidiaries.

John Allison's new book will examine the causes of the 2008 financial crisis and argue against excessive bank regulation. The announcement comes a day after Allison was tapped to lead the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.

A small Chicago bank that is largely owned by the members of an area church has warned that it could fail if it does not raise additional capital.

Capital Bank Financial in Coral Gables, Fla., has upped the price it is paying for Southern Community Financial (SCMF) in Winston-Salem, N.C., by more than $3 million and will now pay all cash instead of a mix of cash and stock.

The banking unit of Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP) in Nashville, Tenn., has filed an application to convert from a national charter to a state one to "simplify communications with regulatory authorities."

A breakdown of M&A announcements for the week ended June 23.

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First Horizon National (FHN) in Memphis said Monday that it will take a $272 million charge in the second quarter primarily for mortgage repurchases from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The insurance unit of BancorpSouth (BXS) has agreed to buy the assets of Securance Group, an insurance agency in Brewton, Ala.

Struggling First Place Financial (FPFC) in Warren, Ohio, has turned to longtime banking executive Louis Dunham to help lead its recovery.

The Libertarian think tank has turned to the veteran banking veteran to resolve a longstanding battle between its co-founders.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision is currently entertaining tougher capital rules for certain types of construction and commercial real estate loans. If the rules go through, they could ice small banks' plans for returning to profit growth.

The Treasury Department is auctioning off shares it owns in seven more community banks still left in the Troubled Asset Relief Program and at least five of the banks intend to bid on all or some of the shares themselves.

Capitol Bancorp in Lansing, Mich., is asking its debt holders to convert their interests to equity in what appears to be a last-ditch bid to avoid bankruptcy.

We'll know that the banking industry has returned to full health when we see a significant number of new charters. We're not there yet.

Armed with $150 million of fresh capital, Alliance Partners in Chevy Chase, Md., has announced that it is adding an equipment finance unit to go along with its existing corporate lending service.

Loan brokers using table funding captured 9.9% of the origination market in the first quarter, a slight gain from 4Q when the sector had a 9.7% share, according to new figures compiled by National Mortgage News and the Quarterly Data Report.

Supporters of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are dismissing a new lawsuit that seeks to abolish the agency as a political stunt, and even bank industry insiders who would like the case to succeed are privately calling it an uphill battle. But it may still have an impact on the CFPB's operations in a more indirect way.

Kearny Financial (KRNY) of Fairfield, N.J., has decided to skip its next quarterly dividend payment despite a proposal from the Federal Reserve Board that would prohibit thrift holding companies from missing dividend payments.