BancorpSouth has committed $500 million to a "Grow Mississippi" loan pool to help the state attract businesses and jobs, the $13.4 billion-asset company announced Thursday.

Genworth Financial (GNW), an insurer in Richmond, Va., has agreed to part with its wealth management operations for $412.5 million.

Suffolk Bancorp (SUBK) in Riverhead, N.Y., has added a veteran banker to its board.

Patelco Credit Union, which suffered website outages in February after two hacker attacks, said it has hired Kevin Landel as its new chief information officer.

MidSouth Bancorp (MSL) in Lafayette, La., will pay $2 million for rights it issued as part of last year's acquisition PSB Financial.

Limiting the number of overdraft fees could cause consumers to miss important payments, be denied necessities and wind up with negative information on their credit reports.

Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania (RBPAA) is planning to aggressively cut expenses after its losses deepened in the fourth quarter.

Generations Bank's interest in developing a program to help low-income residents of the Finger Lakes region buy cars to get to and from work began at a coffee counter.

More states have introduced bills that would prohibit retailers from adding surcharges to credit card transactions. Few, if any, actually do so, but an outright ban could further weaken their negotiating power with Visa and MasterCard.

Cordia Bancorp has taken full ownership of Bank of Virginia.

Bryn Mawr Bank in Pennsylvania It has agreed to buy MidCoast Community Bancorp in Wilmington, Del.

Glacier Bancorp in Kalispell, Mont., has agreed to buy North Cascades National Bank in Chelan, Wash.

Tailoring a bank's loan policy to the business available in its trade area tends to effectively reduce loan losses and prevent major credit debacles.

Brian Moynihan, who endured record losses and public thrashings while cleaning up Bank of America Corp.'s mortgage mess, said he wouldn't mind being chief executive officer of the lender forever.

ORONO, Maine – University CU is planning to build a new, 16,000-square-foot Greek Revival-style structure that will serve as its administrative offices here.

Mackinac Financial (MFNC) in Manistique, Mich., has received regulatory approval to buy back nearly two-thirds of the preferred stock it issued under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

William Harrison, former chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, is "very happy" with the bank's current position and confident the fallout from its London Whale trading losses will blow over.

A former chief executive and chairman of NewBridge Bancorp (NBBC) in Greensboro, N.C., plans to retire from its board.

CNB is an infrequent buyer but agreed to acquire a smaller bank near Columbus, Ohio, as a way to enter a market without abandoning its preference for organic growth.

Most of a class-action lawsuit that charges Deutsche Bank and four of its former executives with misleading investors may proceed, a federal judge in Manhattan has ruled.