Susquehanna Bancshares in Lititz, Pa., reported lower quarterly profit after its net interest margin compressed.

Peoples Financial reported a quarterly loss after two bad loans put a crater in the Biloxi, Miss., company's bottom line.

Heartland Financial USA in Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy Community Banc-Corp of Sheboygan in Wisconsin.

Texas Capital Bancshares in Dallas reported an increase in third-quarter earnings, as higher lending compensated for lower yields.

Flagstar Bank lost $27.6 million in the third quarter, driven by a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau penalty of $37.5 million, the Troy, Mich., lender said Wednesday.

Union First Market Bankshares in Richmond, Va., is seeing the benefits of its acquisition of StellarOne in Charlottesville, Va.

San Diego Private Bank has agreed to buy all the loans and deposits of First Security Business Bank in Orange, Calif.

First Midwest Bancorp in Itasca, Ill., reported a significant decline in quarterly earnings on costs tied to two acquisitions.

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles reported higher quarterly earnings, driven by asset gains from a recent acquisition.

F.N.B. Corp., in Hermitage, Pa., reported higher quarterly earnings that reflected several recent acquisitions.

Presidio Bank in San Francisco has raised $9.5 million through a private placement.

Melrose Bancorp in Massachusetts has completed its mutual-to-stock conversion.

Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., reported lower quarterly earnings after its noninterest income fell.

Hudson City Bancorp in Paramus, N.J., reported lower quarterly profit as its balance sheet continues to shrink.

Pacific Premier Bancorp in Irvine, Calif., has agreed to buy Independence Bank in Newport Beach, Calif.

First Horizon National in Memphis, Tenn., has agreed to buy TrustAtlantic Financial in Raleigh, N.C.

Cece Stewart, a 35-year banking veteran who retired from Citigroup in April, has joined the board of First Horizon National Corp. in Memphis, Tenn.

TrustCo Bank in Glenville, N.Y., reported higher quarterly earnings driven by increased lending. The $4.6 billion-asset company's third-quarter earnings rose 5% from a year earlier, to $10.7 million.

Empire Bancorp in Islandia, N.Y., posted stronger quarterly earnings after working to make loans a higher percentage of total assets.

Executives at regional banks around the country have reported a wide variation in quarterly loan growth (some good, some not) as economic volatility, heavy competition and new regulatory requirements present obstacles.