Community banking
Community banking
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FFLC Bancorp Inc. of Leesburg, Fla., said Friday that first-quarter earnings increased 29% from a year earlier, to $2.3 million.
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First Niagara Financial Group Inc. in Lockport, N.Y., reported a 77% jump in first-quarter earnings from a year earlier, to $21.1 million, largely because of its Jan. 14 purchase of Hudson River Bancorp.
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WASHINGTON — Proposed legislation that would eliminate a significant obstacle to credit union consolidation went unopposed during a House subcommittee hearing last week.
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PrivateBancorp Inc. of Chicago is buying Bloomfield Hills Bancorp Inc. in Michigan for $64 million in cash.
April 18 -
Houston's Prosperity Bancshares Inc. said Friday that first-quarter earning rose 31% from a year earlier, to a record $10.6 million - the first time its quarterly profit exceeded $10 million.
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Two acquisitions last year helped boost first-quarter earnings at the $2.8 billion-asset First Community Bancorp of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
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Republic Bancorp Inc. of Louisville reported Thursday that its first-quarter net income rose 20% from a year earlier, to $13.3 million.
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Hudson United Bancorp in Mahwah, N.J., said Thursday that it would post earnings of 66 cents a share when it releases its first-quarter results April 25.
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Rurban Financial Corp. of Defiance, Ohio, has agreed to buy Exchange Bancshares Inc. of Luckey, Ohio, for $12.9 million in cash and stock.
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- Virginia
PNC Financial Service Group Inc. is not wasting any time making its mark in the Washington area.
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New Alliance Bancorp in New Haven, Conn., has a deal to acquire Cornerstone Bancorp Inc. of Stamford for $48.7 million in stock and cash.
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Commerce Bancshares Inc. of Kansas City, Mo., reported Wednesday that its first-quarter earnings fell 3% from a year earlier, to $49.8 million.
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Strong loan and deposit growth helped PremierWest Bancorp in Medford, Ore., earn $2.6 million in the first quarter, 44% more than a year earlier.
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If the first quarter is any indication, 2005 could go down as the slowest year for bank acquisitions since the early 1990s.
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My favorite Ann Landers column is about the girl who writes that she has not asked her boyfriend to help pay for her birth-control pills, because “I don’t know him well enough to talk about money.”
April 13 - South Dakota
First Dakota National Bank in Yankton, S.D., is teaming up with Cargill Inc. to offer farm loans with a built-in hedge against swings in commodity prices.
April 12 - Pennsylvania
Even at a time when community bank stocks have fallen somewhat out of favor, the sharp drop in Harleysville National Corp.'s stock since the start of 2005 is puzzling.
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