PL Capital, upset that Metro Bancorp refuses to sell itself, has launched a proxy battle to gain two board seats at the Harrisburg, Pa., company.

The $1.5 billion-asset company disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday that Kathryn Pemble had become its Florida market president.

Arrow Financial in Glens Falls, N.Y. reported an increase in quarterly profit because of increased lending.

Riverview Bancorp in Vancouver, Wash., is facing pressure from a large investor to sell itself.

Bank of Marin Bancorp in Novato, Calif., reported a significant increase in quarterly profit following an acquisition and organic growth.

Community Financial in Waldorf, Md., filed a shelf registration that will allow it to raise up to $75 million over the next three years.

John Ikard, a Colorado bank CEO and incoming chairman of the American Bankers Association, hopes to score a few legislative victories on behalf of bankers, who he says have spent years on the defensive.

WASHINGTON — NBRS FInancial in Rising Sun, Md., has become the second institution in the state to fail this year.

HCBF Holding in Fort Pierce, Fla., has agreed to acquire First America Holding in Bradenton, Fla.

Astoria Financial in Lake Success, N.Y., set out a few years ago to become more commercially focused by going after more multifamily and commercial real estate loans. The goal is for such loans to make up 50% and at the end of the third quarter they were 38%.

Republic Bancorp in Louisville, Ky., reported higher third-quarter profits, driven by a combination of organic loan growth and asset quality improvements.

Pinnacle Bancorp in Central City, Neb., has agreed to buy Home State Bank in Louisville, Neb.

Beneficial Mutual Bancorp in Philadelphia reported a nearly 50% increase in third-quarter net income led by the sale of nonperforming assets.

Huntington Bancshares says spend — it plans to expand its branch network next year — but SunTrust, BB&T and First Horizon are of a mind to keep cutting costs.

Earnings at Northwest Bancshares in Warren, Pa., dropped slightly compared with last year, as a reduced return from the bank's loan portfolio squeezed profits.

Third-quarter earnings at Fidelity Southern in Atlanta increased after it completed a recent acquisition in Florida.

Western Alliance Bancorp. in Phoenix reported higher third-quarter earnings due to double digit growth in loans and revenue.

Many lenders think home loans are off-limits for undocumented immigrants because they lack Social Security numbers, but higher-cost loans using borrowers' individual taxpayer identification numbers are available and being made by a handful of firms.

Loan growth, bigger trading gains, and additional interest income from a first-quarter acquisition helped BancFirst in Oklahoma City beat third-quarter earnings estimates.

First Financial Bankshares in Abilene, Texas reported higher third-quarter profits than a year earlier, driven by strong performance from its loan portfolio.