The chief financial officer of Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT) in Helena, Mont., is stepping down to pursue another opportunity.

Mercantile Bank (MBWM) in Grand Rapids, Mich., expects regulatory hang-ups to delay its acquisition of Firstbank (FBMI) in Alma, Mich.

The cap on the size of mortgages that government-sponsored enterprises can guarantee will remain unchanged at the start of 2014.

A plan to sell a Dallas bank to an investor group through a bankruptcy auction could lead to big losses for groups that made investments at the height of the economic crisis.

Alliance Bancorp Inc. of Pennsylvania (ALLB) in Broomall will face a proxy challenge from activist investor PL Capital.

First Merchants (FRME) in Muncie, Ind., has exited the Small Business Lending Fund.

ViewPoint Financial (VPFG) in Plano, Texas, has agreed to buy LegacyTexas Group in Plano.

The president and chief executive of Sun Bancorp (SNBC) in Vineland, N.J., is stepping down at the behest of the board.

A longtime chairman and chief executive at HomeTrust BancShares (HTBI) in Asheville, N.C., has retired.

The positive reaction to Independent Bank Group's $170 million agreement to buy BOH Holdings shows how precrisis M&A valuation methods are returning and that the industry is getting stronger.

Heartland Financial (HTLF) in Dubuque, Iowa, has purchased a bank of River Valley Bancorp in Davenport, Iowa.

Ed Grebow abruptly left the New York bank after just two years. The union-controlled bank, backed by private equity and stabilized by its departed CEO, wants a leader who can generate a return on investment.

DCB Financial (DCBF) in Lewis Center, Ohio, has been freed from a Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland order.

Banc of California (BANC) in Irvine has filed documents that would allow it to offer up to $1 billion of securities.

WSFS Financial (WSFS) in Wilmington, Del., has agreed to buy First Wyoming Financial in Wyoming, Del.

Cardinal Bankshares (CDBK) in Floyd, Va., reported a steep quarterly loss as it continues to work through legacy credit losses.

First Community Financial Partners (FCMP) in Joliet, Ill., is now allowed to manage its capital without regulatory consent.

BBVA Compass in Birmingham, Ala., has taken the first step to becoming a registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The former president and chief executive of Bank of Choice in Greeley, Colo., will pay $65,000 to investors to settle charges he violated registration and anti-fraud provisions of the Colorado Securities Act.

Popular Community Bank plans to bring a financial literary program run by nonprofit Operation HOPE to its branches in Harlem and the Bronx.