Republic Bancorp Inc. of Ann Arbor, Mich., said its first-quarter earnings fell 5% from the same quarter last year, to $16.4 million.

BankUnited Financial Corp. in Coral Gables, Fla., reported that earnings for its fiscal second quarter, which ended March 31, rose 45% from a year earlier, to a record $19.7 million.

Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. in McAllen said Monday that its first-quarter earnings beat estimates despite falling about 3%, to $23 million.

Don J. McGrath, the president and chief executive of BancWest Corp., says his San Francisco company is focused for now on organic growth, though its Paris parent, BNP Paribas, recently reiterated its interest in U.S. bank deals.

Corus Bancshares Inc. of Chicago reported Monday that its first-quarter earnings rose 54% from a year earlier, to $43.3 million.

Ryan Beck & Co.'s plan to raise $100 million in a public offering would give the investment bank and brokerage firm more independence from its parent company, BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Allegheny Valley Bancorp Inc. in Pittsburgh has agreed to buy RSV Bancorp Inc., also of Pittsburgh, for $16.2 million.

DFCU Financial Federal Credit Union in Dearborn, Mich., said it has withdrawn its application to become a mutual savings bank.

The eye-popping price that Trustmark Corp. agreed to pay for a Houston community bank shows just how eager out-of-state banking companies are to bulk up in one of the country's fastest-growing markets.

Commerce Bancshares Inc. of Kansas City. Mo., announced its second deal in less than two weeks Thursday, when it said it would buy West Pointe Bancorp Inc. of Belleville, Ill., for $80.9 million.

The Office of Thrift Supervision issued a final rule Wednesday revising the definition of "community development" in its Community Reinvestment Act regulations.

In December, Alan B. Levan, BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc.'s chairman and chief executive, said that he would work harder to gather deposits after citing a slowdown in growth during the previous six months.

Farmers Capital Bank Corp. in Frankfort, Ky., has yet another deal for a Kentucky bank company named "Citizens."

NEW ENGLAND

Boyertown, Pa.-based National Penn Bank has its eye on more fee income, and it is using its checkbook to help get it.

East Boston Savings Bank is reaching north into New Hampshire for growth, but it is taking an indirect route.

One of the most common reasons bankers and analysts have given for the slowdown in mergers and acquisitions is what they call sellers' unrealistic expectations for the price they can get.

Members of DFCU Financial Federal Credit Union in Dearborn, Mich., began a petition drive last week to remove all nine of its directors before a June vote on its plan to convert to a mutual savings bank.