Four failed-bank deals announced Friday evening marked another successful night for private equity.

Republic Bancorp said Friday that it had received a notice from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. characterizing its practice of funding loans in advance of income tax refunds as "unsafe and unsound."

Premier Financial Bancorp Inc. said its regulator, citing the Troubled Asset Relief Program, had rejected a request to let it pay dividends.

MutualFirst Financial Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit as credit costs ticked up but securities problems abated.

Though BankAtlantic in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was well capitalized at yearend, the thrift may soon be required to boost its capital.

The Federal Reserve has given Community Banks of Colorado 90 days to return to adequately capitalized status or sell itself.

As bank M&A activity heats up, CRA compliance will move to the forefront of the issues banks must consider when making deals.

As bank M&A activity heats up, CRA compliance will move to the forefront of the issues banks must consider when making deals.

BankAtlantic Bancorp reported a smaller net loss in the fourth quarter as its loan-loss provision and net chargeoffs shrank from a year earlier.

Securian Financial Group of St. Paul, Minn., said Wednesday that it had received regulatory approval to write debt-protection contractual liability policies in Florida.

Carver Bancorp Inc. in New York is trying to raise its capital levels after receiving a cease-and-desist order from its regulator.

State Bank Corp. of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., cited credit costs and issues with deferred tax assets in posting a fourth-quarter loss of $2.9 million.

Peoples Bancorp Inc. of Marietta, Ohio, and Albina Community Bancorp in Portland, Ore., said their chief executives are leaving.

The Federal Reserve Board said it has reached a written agreement with BankVest Inc. of Castle Rock, Colo.

Some banking companies are chasing transformative acquisitions, but Wintrust Financial Corp. is perfectly comfortable growing block by block.

The Treasury Department expects to realize $25.6 million from its sale of warrants for common stock in Wintrust Financial Corp.

The $17.8 billion-asset company said Monday that it had reached a marketing agreement with Boston Celtics star Ray Allen, who also played at the University of Connecticut. Webster has a similar marketing deal with Jim Calhoun, who coached Allen in college.

After saving his Washington bank from failure through an ingenious bankruptcy strategy, Patrick Rusnak has been scooped up by an in-city competitor.

Pacific Capital Bancorp in Santa Barbara, Calif., earned $20.8 million in the fourth quarter in its first full quarter after a $500 million capital infusion.

Earnings at Community Bank Shares of Indiana Inc. increased 35.8% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, to $1.4 million.