Heartland Financial in Dubuque, Iowa, has hired a chief financial officer.

The investor group that plans to recapitalize U.S. Century Bank in Doral, Fla., has reportedly revised its offer to give a larger stake to preexisting shareholders.

Security California Bancorp in Riverside is working with a venture-capital firm to fund high-tech businesses.

First Citizens Bancshares in Raleigh, N.C., has agreed to buy 1st Financial Services in Hendersonville, N.C.

A New Jersey credit union has agreed to accept accounts transferred from a trading exchange that handles Bitcoin and other virtual currencies. The move, apparently aimed at attracting business from investors and financial institutions that trade in the alternative forms of tender, could provide them with a much needed level of legitimacy. Staff reporters discuss.

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) in Cincinnati has retooled the management structure of its bank.

Shon Hopwood has taken an unusual path: from bank heists to prison to law school … and now a prestigious federal clerkship.

The surge of institutional money into banking stocks is likely to continue for at least another quarter, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

An executive at Calvert Financial in Ashland, Mo., has admitted to using funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program to buy a luxury condominium.

Banesco USA in Coral Gables, Fla., has named an interim president and chief executive to replace Rafael Saldaña, who left Friday.

The Immigration Bridge Loan Fund aims to help skilled immigrants who are unable to practice the jobs they held in their home countries without additional training in the U.S., the bank said Tuesday.

Independence Federal Savings Bank (IFSB) in Washington, D.C., is taking a second shot at buying Colombo Bancshares in Rockville, Md., three years after the companies called off plans to merge.

Small-business credit conditions continued to improve in the second quarter, thanks to gains in personal income, retail sales and employment, according to a Experian/Moody's Analytics Small Business Credit Index report released on Tuesday.

Why a community bank has committed $500,000 to fledgling tech companies and plans to do more.

Community banks brace for limited selection, but embrace one-stop shopping, as consolidation takes place among IT firms.

The complexion of bank M&A has changed, say investment bankers at St. Charles Capital in Denver: buyers and sellers are healthier, both sides are closer together on valuations and more buyers are approaching targets directly in lieu of bidding wars.

Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., has promoted one of its executives to run its personal bank operations.

Hamilton State Bancshares in Hoschton, Ga., has agreed to buy Cherokee Banking in Canton, Ga.

SBT said Monday that Richard Sudol will succeed Anthony Bisceglio, who is retiring from the $382 million-asset company.

The longtime chief operating officer at Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) in Little Rock, Ark., is retiring.