Modest loan growth, lower expenses and a sharp decrease in problem loans powered United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., to a $16.4 million profit in the second quarter.

Columbia Banking System in Tacoma, Wash., has agreed to buy Intermountain Community Bancorp in Sandpoint, Idaho. The $7.2 billion-asset Columbia will pay $121.5 million, or $18.22 a share, in cash and stock for the $911 million-asset Intermountain.

CIT Group's $3.4 billion deal for OneWest Bank — the year's largest bank deal — ended long-running M&A speculation surrounding both players. Here's a look at the winners and losers in the deal.

WesBanco in Wheeling, W. Va., reported higher quarterly net income because of loan growth and a lower cost of funds.

Financial Institutions in Warsaw, N.Y., the parent company of Five Star Bank, reported higher earnings along with strong loan and deposit growth.

Umpqua Holdings' second-quarter profit surpassed Wall Street expectations, which exclude costs tied to the Portland, Ore., company’s purchase of Sterling Financial.

United Financial Bancorp in Glastonbury, Conn., reported a second-quarter loss largely tied to the costs of merging with Rockville Financial.

HomeStreet in Seattle has added more banking experience to its board. The $3 billion-asset company recruited Timothy Chrisman, a former chairman of the Banc of California, to serve as a director.

The chief executive of Univest Bank and Trust in Souderton, Pa., is retiring after 43 years with the company.

Quarterly profits plunged at Hudson City Bancorp in Paramus, N.J., last quarter as it awaits regulatory approval to be sold to M&T Bank.

First Commonwealth's quarterly profit more than doubled, largely because of significant improvement in credit quality.

CEO Joe Ficalora says the thrift has ways it can buy time to announce a transformative acquisition or benefit from a change in the definition of what it requires to be a systemically important institution. With OneWest off the table, industry observers wonder if the thrift can find the deal it’s been looking for.

A deal between two Massachusetts banks is expected to close ahead of schedule after the selling bank's shareholders approved it Tuesday.

UMB Financial in Kansas City, Mo., relied on strong investment-services and other fees to boost earnings last quarter.

Chemical Financial's profits surged in the second quarter compared to last year, due to strong loan growth and fewer chargeoffs.

Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich., reported quarterly earnings that significantly surpassed Wall Street's expectations.

Shares of Fulton Financial fell early Wednesday after the Lancaster, Pa., company reported second-quarter results that missed expectations.

Metro Bank Chairman Vernon Hill compared his banks's focus on innovation to what Apple achieved in the technology industry, as it looks to take on Britain's biggest lenders.

New York Community Bancorp's quarterly profit slipped from a year earlier despite strong loan growth and gains from property sales.

F.N.B. in Pittsburgh is reaping the benefits of its recent expansions into other major cities. The $15 billion-asset bank reported a second-quarter profit of $34.8 million, an increase of 19% from the year-earlier period.