Camden National Corp., of Camden, Maine, announced Tuesday that it has agreed to buy Union Bankshares Co., of Ellsworth, Maine, for about $72.5 million, or 1.82 times book value.

Sagging prices for community bank and thrift stocks have prompted several thrifts to rethink plans for their public offerings.

First Corbin Bancorp in Corbin, Ky., has beat out a rival banking company for the right to acquire Eagle Fidelity Inc. of Williamstown, Ky.

First Niagara Financial Group Inc. in Lockport, N.Y., is selling four of its branches in the central part of the state to Elmira Savings Bank for about $14.4 million.

PFF Bancorp Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., said Monday that it had revised its quarterly earnings downward after further increasing its provisions for losses on loans to residential developers.

A Fulton Financial Corp. subsidiary has settled its lawsuit against Monarch Financial Holdings Inc. in Chesapeake, Va., the companies said Monday.

Community banking companies in Indianapolis have found themselves in a land of regionals after a spate of acquisitions has taken out a rung of midsize competitors.

First Charter Corp. of Charlotte said Monday that despite reports to the contrary, it is not a creditor of HomeBanc Corp., the Atlanta mortgage lender that filed for bankruptcy Thursday.

Falling bank valuations have torpedoed one deal in Georgia, and analysts say others could be in jeopardy.

B of I Holding Inc. of San Diego said net income for its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended June 30, increased 7% from a year earlier, to $904,000.

Two of the nation's oldest African-American-owned banking companies have agreed to join forces.

Center Bancorp Inc. of Union, N.J., said Thursday that it was freezing its pension plan and redesigning its 401(k) plan to cut expenses.

AUSTIN — Capitol Bancorp Ltd. of Lansing, Mich., has big hopes for Texas.

Investors are running out of patience with Royal Financial Inc. in Chicago.

Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. said Thursday that second-quarter net income fell 36% from a year earlier, to $2.1 million, because of increased funding costs and deteriorating credit quality.

The Federal Reserve Board released a sweeping agreement Wednesday with a $720 million-asset Minneapolis holding company and its largest subsidiary to improve asset quality, loan administration, and other areas of concern.

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BankAtlantic Bancorp announced Wednesday that it has hired Doug Freeman, the former chairman and chief executive officer of NetBank Inc. in Alpharetta, Ga., to be its chief corporate banking executive.

After more than doubling its investment in a northern California banking company, a San Francisco private-equity firm is now hoping to repeat the performance in southern California.