Shore Bancshares Inc. of Easton, Md., returned its government capital this week.

Umpqua Holdings Corp. of Portland, Ore., announced Thursday that it lost $13.8 million, or 23 cents a share, in the first quarter, as chargeoffs spiked.

Citing elevated credit costs, Washington Federal Inc. in Seattle said late Friday that profits fell 76% from a year earlier, to $8.4 million, in its fiscal second quarter, which ended March 31.

Midwest Banc Holdings Inc. of Melrose Park, Ill., is looking for a buyer and a new chief executive officer.

In today's market, more banking companies may bite the bullet and sell favored, profitable side businesses to raise cash quickly.

Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. of Calabasas, Calif., is back to looking for a buyer, with no prospects in sight.

Citing trouble with its residential construction loans, State Bancorp Inc. in Jericho, N.Y., said Wednesday that it swung to a $5.1 million loss in the first quarter, from a $3 million profit a year earlier.

In the last few years Southern Bancorp Inc. in Arkadelphia, Ark., looked at potential acquisitions around its home state, but until recently it had not found a fit.

Crescent Banking Co. in Jasper, Ga., is in danger of failing since a deal to get $27.2 million of capital from its management and directors fell through.

Clarification: David F. Bolger owns 12.3% of Cascade Bancorp. The figure counted only his personal holdings. Including shares held by companies he controls, the stake is 28.8%, and it would rise to 50% as a result of the proposed investment.

On the heels of a 20% jump in its first-quarter earnings from a year earlier, to $9.3 million, Bank of the Ozarks Inc. said it is considering returning the funds it received from the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Among the troubled sectors of the American economy, banks have taken center stage.

Still heady over the deal it announced last week to swoop into Pennsylvania by buying 57 branches, First Niagara Financial Group Inc. is talking even more boldly now.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. dusted off a tool it had not used in more than a quarter century to resolve New Frontier Bank in Greeley, Colo., which failed Friday.

Silverton Financial Services Inc. in Atlanta has been barred from paying dividends without the Federal Reserve's approval under an agreement with the regulator disclosed Monday.

San Joaquin Bancorp in Bakersfield, Calif., and its bank subsidiary must improve liquidity, board oversight, credit risk management, and loan policies and reviews under an agreement with regulators.

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A founding director of Yadkin Valley Financial Corp. in Elkin, N.C., has resigned over its pending deal to buy American Community Bancshares Inc. in Charlotte.