Federal and state regulators said Friday that they have shut down the $18.7 million-asset Hume Bank in Missouri, the second bank to fail this year.

First Citizens Bancorp Inc. in Columbia, S.C., is expanding its reach in Georgia with a deal to buy the $145 million-asset Merchants and Farmers Bank of Comer for $37 million.

Glenn E. Moyer likes to tout what he calls the "new" National Penn Bancshares.

Village Bank and Trust Financial Corp. of Midlothian, Va., said Monday that it has a deal to buy River City Bank in Mechanicsville for $20.2 million in cash and stock.

Shares of Colonial Bankshares Inc. of Vineland, N.J., fell sharply Thursday after the thrift company said a revision to its fourth-quarter earnings would cut its previously announced profits by nearly half.

With the din of advertising that bombards us each day, I am always impressed when a "little guy" can cut through the noise to get me to consider a particular message.

Many community banking companies have wealth management units, but lately more small and midsize wealth managers have been getting into the banking business.

PrivateBancorp Inc. in Chicago has promoted Patrick McQueen to chairman and chief executive of its Michigan bank.

Utah is about to ease restrictions on the business loans state-chartered credit unions can make, after bankers there agreed to compromise on the issue.

TIB Financial Corp. of Naples, Fla., is forming a trust company to expand its private banking and wealth management services.

BankLiberty in Liberty, Mo., has a deal to buy nearly all of the banking operations, assets, and deposits of Farley State Bank in Parkville.

Shares of UCBH Holdings Inc. fell sharply Wednesday after the San Francisco company disclosed that its loan chargeoffs in 2007 were higher than first reported.

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Shareholders of FNB Corp. of Christiansburg, Va., who tried but ultimately failed to block its deal with Virginia Financial Group Inc. of Culpeper are not going away quietly.

Shares of TierOne Corp. fell 7.46% Tuesday, to $12.78, after the Lincoln, Neb., company disclosed that it had lost $18 million in the fourth quarter.

Cynthia Blankenship, who will become the chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America today, was once an aspiring archeologist.

With more banks offering remote deposit capture to business customers, regulators are taking a closer look at the technology to ensure it is safe for merchants, consumers, and banks themselves.

Vineyard National Bancorp in Corona, Calif., is urging shareholders to oppose a bid by Vineyard's former chief executive to win seats on the company's board for a slate of directors.

Shares of Alliance Bancorp Inc. of Broomall, Pa., fell 2.8% Monday after the company restated its fourth-quarter earnings to show a $197,000 loss.

Intermountain Community Bancorp of Sandpoint, Idaho, said its fourth-quarter earnings rose 20.9% from a year earlier, to $2.8 million, because of strong growth in fee income and loans.