Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., has changed the name of its wealth planning unit.

Old Second Bancorp in Aurora, Ill., will soon start redeeming shares it issued as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Jorge Junquera, vice chairman and special assistant to the chief executive at Popular Inc., will retire next month.

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Commercial firms' appetite for loans fell in November, though bankers have mixed views on why demand decreased. Meanwhile, financial institutions are managing to reduce deposit rates, which should help margins over the long run.

WashingtonFirst Bankshares in Reston, Va., has raised $20 million through a private placement.

First NBC Bank Holding in New Orleans has agreed to buy State Investors Bancorp in New Orleans.

The $2 billion-asset company said in a press release Tuesday that it sold common stock to unnamed accredited investors for $10.56 a share.

HF Financial in Sioux Falls, S.D., is scaling back its in-store branch branches due to increased demand for online banking and the advice-oriented offerings at full-service branches.

Ironhorse Financial Group in Muskogee, Okla., has agreed to acquire Benefit Financial Group in Fort Smith, Ark.

Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., disclosed that another one of its banks has been hit with a consent order tied to Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance.

Community banks go against their own interests when they oppose regulations that mainly affect big banks and leave smaller institutions unscathed.

Tompkins Financial in Ithaca, N.Y., will soon have a new leader for its Bank of Castile.

Investors have been waiting for George Martinez to take Allegiance Bancshares public, and 2015 was expected to be the year. But a slide in oil prices might complicate the prospects. Still, with an acquisition to integrate and a team that produces 20% annual loan growth, he is looking forward to the coming year.

United Financial Bancorp in Glastonbury, Conn., is planning to close five branches and lay off the employees who work in them.

Legacy Bank of Florida in Boca Raton has been released from an enforcement action with state and federal regulators.

FNBK Holdings in Dallas has agreed to acquire the First National Bank of Kemp in Texas.

Incentives for companies aren't the same as incentives for people. The QRM risk-retention rule doesn't solve "IBG, YBG" — "I'll be gone, you'll be gone." Banks appear to have been slow to adopt clawback policies for individual lenders.