Ameris Bancorp in Moultrie, Ga., has agreed to buy Prosperity Banking Co. in St. Augustine, Fla.

Most annual meetings take place at corporate offices, hotels or country clubs. Here is a list of some of the most unusual venues for this year's slate of shareholder meetings.

D.A. Davidson has agreed to buy the Los Angeles broker-dealer and money-management firm Crowell, Weedon & Co.

President Obama has nominated Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Editors discuss why the move has little chance of winning Congressional approval and is emblematic of Washington's housing reform dilemma.

The investors would inject $50 million into the struggling lender, the bank said Monday. U.S. Century would also sell its nonperforming loans, which totaled $95 million at March 31, to "unrelated third parties" for an undisclosed price.

Visa (NYSE: V) rode rising sales volume — particularly among users of its credit cards — to strong quarterly profits.

The Kansas City company, which started with opening-day deposits of $1,100 in 1913, now has $15.7 billion in assets and a fresh formula that is allowing it to prosper with a conservative approach to credit.

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., has agreed to buy four branches from Zions Bancorp.'s (ZION) California subsidiary.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman just can't wait for Edward DeMarco's reign at the Federal Housing Finance Agency to end.

National Mortgage Insurance is upending the traditional business model by underwriting every single loan it insures and promising not to ask lenders to pay claims on defaulted loans if the borrower had made 18 months of consecutive payments.

We must help carry forward the traditions of relationship banking while stressing the importance of technology adaptation and modern leadership.

IBC Bank in Texas, is bringing an environmentally friendly addition to the Austin skyline.

First Busey Bancorp (BUSE) in Champaign, Ill., reported a dip in quarterly profit as lending revenue fell and expenses rose.

Data-driven small business lending startup On Deck this morning announced a $17 million expansion to its Series D round of funding, bringing the round to $59 million.

Community Trust Bancorp in Pikeville, Ky., has a promoted a veteran banker to chief financial officer.

Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., is taking steps to conform its capital to evolving regulatory requirements.

BOK Financial Corp. in Tulsa, Okla., reported a higher first-quarter profit due to loan recoveries and higher fee income.

When we create cultures in which higher-ranking managers become insulated from ever facing a "yes" or "no" from a customer, our leaders lose a little perspective.

Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY), the auto lender majority-owned by U.S. taxpayers, said first-quarter profit more than tripled, aided by gains from selling assets.

Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) in Paramus, N.J., reported a 34% decline in quarterly profit as it waits for regulators to approve its sale to M&T Bank (MTB).