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Prosperity Bancshares in Houston posted higher quarterly profit despite investor concern about the company's energy loans.

JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs boosted the cash portion of their leaders' bonuses for the first time since 2010, as a surge in U.S. bank stocks slows.

First Horizon National in Memphis reported lower quarterly profits that were largely due to a dip in fee-based income.

Associated Banc-Corp in Wisconsin reported a modest increase in quarterly earnings, and its CEO said it is actively seeking acquisition targets.

ServisFirst Bancshares in Birmingham, Ala., which went public last spring, reported a 27% increase in earnings, to $15 million, in the fourth quarter. It also announced plans to expand into South Carolina.

Independent Bank in Rockland, Mass., reported higher quarterly profits, on lower expenses and revenue increases.

Pinnacle Financial Partners posted strong fourth-quarter numbers thanks to loan growth centered around its Nashville and Knoxville markets in Tennessee.

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles reported an increase in fourth-quarter profit, the second full quarter after its April acquisition of CapitalSource Bank, a commercial lender that targeted small and medium-sized businesses.

The $8 billion-asset company disclosed in a regulatory filing Thursday that David Hooston had returned to the company after a three-month leave to attend to personal family issues.

Capital One Financial posted a 17% rise in net income in the fourth quarter thanks largely to growth in its U.S. credit card business.

BB&T and KeyCorp's quarterly results showed how more diversified regional banks can turn to their insurance sales, investment banking and other fee generators for backup until interest rates improve. Whereas the smaller Huntington Bancshares needed strong loan growth in a quarter (and year) when fees fell.

BankUnited in Miami Lakes, Fla., reported a drop in quarterly profits, as low yields weighed down the company's growing loan book and it faced some growth-related costs.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — OMNI Community Credit Union returned a total of $1 million in earnings to members through its annual Cashback Rebate Program.

Stephen Steinour, the head of Huntington Bancshares, cited strong projected growth in auto sales and an improving housing market as good signs for the Midwestern bank's fortunes in 2015.

Fifth Third Bancorp and Regions Financial are the latest banks to detail the financial fallout from a regulatory crackdown on the small-dollar consumer loan product.

Signature Bank in New York reported higher fourth-quarter profits on growth in commercial loans.

F.N.B. Corp. in Pittsburgh reported higher quarterly earnings due to loan growth and improved asset quality.

Webster Financial in Waterbury, Conn., posted higher profits in the fourth quarter, propelled by strong loan demand.

Ontario, Calif., — CU Direct Corp. announced that its board approved the payment of a 3% cash dividend to its 104 credit union shareholders, making it the tenth straight year that the company has issued a cash dividend to shareholders.

KeyCorp in Cleveland beat earnings forecasts on the strength of increased fee income.