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Crossroads Bank in Effingham, Ill., has selected Michael Defend as its new chief executive. Defend, who will also serve as president, will step into his new role at the beginning of next year.

Loan-loss provisions are trending up, partly due to an increase in overall lending but also because lenders are concerned about future losses on loans tied to the energy and manufacturing sectors.

Foundation Bancorp in Bellevue, Wash., is searching for a new chief executive. The company said in a press release Tuesday that Diane Dewbrey resigned a day earlier "to pursue other interests."

Deutsche Bank has appointed Kim Hammonds to its management board and promoted her to chief operating officer.

Signature Bank in New York reported higher profit in the third quarter, as loan growth offset issues in its taxi medallion portfolio.

There was a time when IT was seen strictly as a support function. Today, it is so interwoven into nearly every aspect of running a credit union, that it’s increasingly common to see a stint in the server room on the resume of the person who is now running the whole operation from the corner office.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati reported a higher third-quarter profit, although the restructuring of a commercial credit cut into the results.

Synovus Financial in Columbus, Ga., reported higher quarterly earnings that reflected an increase in fee income and cost control.

Bank of New York Mellon, the world’s second-largest custody bank, reported a third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as the company cut expenses to offset the impact of lower interest rates.

Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., reported gains in loans and overall revenues in the third quarter, but its net income declined from the same period last year due to increases in its premium for federal deposit insurance and provision for loan losses.

The online lender Enova International has hired an ex-HSBC executive as its chief operating officer.

Merger-related expenses took a nearly $6 million bite out of third-quarter earnings at Wintrust Financial in Rosemont, Ill., but its chief executive predicted several recently completed deals will pay off sooner than anticipated.

Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City posted stronger third-quarter earnings from lower costs and higher fee income. The $58.4 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that its earnings rose 6% from a year earlier, to $84.2 million, or 41 cents a share.

M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., reported a higher third-quarter profit as improved net interest income offset declines in trust services, deposit-account fees and mortgage banking.

Western Alliance Bancorp. in Phoenix posted a big increase in third-quarter profit, its first earnings statement after the acquisition of Bridge Bank.

Dollar Bank in Pittsburgh has named James McQuade its CEO-in-waiting. McQuade will succeed Robert Oeler on Nov. 1 as president of the $7.2 billion-asset mutual thrift, and then will become CEO some time next year, when Oeler retires from that position.

Morgan Stanley reported profit that missed analysts’ estimates as fixed-income trading revenue tumbled and investment-management fees dropped by more than half on an Asian private-equity loss.

Communities First Financial in Fresno, Calif., has a new chief executive.

Investar Holding in Baton Rouge, La., has made a series of changes to its executive ranks.

Acquisitions would seem to be a logical course of action for regional banks struggling to cut costs and boost revenues in the low interest rate environment, but some bank chief executives are less open to the idea than others as comments by the heads of First Horizon and SunTrust demonstrate.