Members of Louisiana Corporate Credit Union would not be required to obtain new capital after their corporate institution is merged into Corporate America Credit Union, under preliminary plans announced by the two corporates.

Improved credit helped 1st Source Corp. in South Bend, Ind., more than double fourth-quarter earnings from a year earlier.

Tennessee Commerce Bancorp Inc. in Franklin said its fourth-quarter earnings fell 56% from a year earlier, to $553,000, as noninterest expenses increased.

Prosperity Bancshares Inc. in Houston earned $32.8 million in the fourth quarter, up 7.3% from a year earlier, as credit costs subsided significantly, it said Friday.

Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. in York, Pa., reported a slight dip in fourth-quarter earnings compared to a year earlier.

SVB Financial Group in Santa Clara, Calif., said that Ken Wilcox will step down as its chief executive to focus more on the company's global expansion.

The latest nixed deal, between Florida Bank Group Inc. in Tampa and Anderen Financial Inc. in Palm Harbor, brought the issue to the fore when the companies said last week that regulators are hesitant to approve "expansionary" deals.

The $4.2 billion-asset company said that, after failing to comply with minimum market capitalization and stock price rules, its shares would no longer trade on the NYSE.

Less than two months after completing two small acquisitions, People's United in Bridgeport, Conn., has struck again with a $493 million deal for Danvers Bancorp.

People's United CEO Jack Barnes said Danvers complements his company's footprint from central Massachusetts through Boston and into New Hampshire.

Fourth-quarter earnings at Republic Bancorp Inc. in Louisville, Ky., were up 15% from a year earlier, to $4.4 million as credit costs fell.

Virginia Commerce Bancorp Inc.'s fourth-quarter earnings rose, but fell short of analysts' expectations.

The Federal Reserve Board said Thursday it reached a written agreement with Intervest Bancshares Corp. of New York.

Several banks of varying sizes in California and Oregon released loan-loss reserves during the fourth quarter as chargeoffs finally began to exceed provisions.

Doubts that the carveout for small banks will shield their revenues abide, and one index signals little investor confidence in a relative advantage.

The president and chief executive of Pinnacle Bankshares Corp. in Altavista, Va., is retiring. Robert Gilliam Jr., will leave in a "midyear 2011 time frame," the $303.5 million-asset company said Tuesday in a press release.

Fourth-quarter earnings at Fulton Financial Corp. in Lancaster, Pa., improved from a year earlier in part because of higher mortgage income and a lower loan-loss provision.

Century Bancorp Inc. in Medford, Mass., earned $13.6 million in 2010, boosting net income 33.6%. Fourth-quarter net income at the $2.4 billion-asset company rose 27.2% from a year earlier, to $3.9 million. The results were announced Tuesday.

Hancock Holding Co. in Gulfport, Miss., reported late Tuesday that its net income increased nearly 28% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier.