BankUnited Inc., which last week confirmed a short-lived effort to sell itself, said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter earnings rose nearly 50% from a year earlier, to $41 million.

The Evansville, Ind., bank is at it again, agreeing to buy Indiana Community Bancorp. Old National bought the failed Integra Bank last year and later resold some of its branches.

Iberiabank Corp.'s reported increased quarterly earnings Wednesday, though merger-related costs and impairment charges caused the company to fall shy of Wall Street's expectations.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's office has launched the Local Government Collections Services Program to help municipal and county governments collect debts.

Trustmark Corp. in Jackson, Miss., said late Tuesday that fourth-quarter net income fell 10% from a quarter earlier, to $24.3 million.

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BancorpSouth Inc. in Tupelo, Miss., raised $109.3 million in a common stock offering, a week after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings.

The prepaid card marketer Green Dot said Tuesday that it is purchased some assets of eCommLink, allowing it to move its processing in-house.

Southwest Bancorp Inc. in Stillwater, Okla., on Tuesday posted a fourth-quarter loss after shedding $300 million in problem assets through a bulk loan sale.

Executives at Regions are overhauling their deposit business and readying for an eventual exit from Tarp now that they have a deal in place to sell their brokerage unit to Raymond James.

Trepp LLC's Matthew Anderson on the disadvantages giant banks face and why midsize banks will survive.

Banks need to increase revenue, and deals are tempting. But shareholders want buybacks and dividends. KeyCorp CEO Beth Mooney discusses the tough calls banks like hers face in the current economic climate.

Wilbur Ross says in an email to American Banker that BankUnited tried to sell only after an unnamed investment bank told management it could fetch a "substantial premium above market."

A dearth of failed banks and an artificially low interest rate environment are causing headaches for many firms that now must face an uphill climb before cashing out.

While Citigroup Inc. struggles to get rid of its consumer lending unit, banks including Wells Fargo & Co. and SunTrust Banks Inc. are expanding their similar businesses.

The Justice Department has again delayed its decision on the ACI Worldwide acquisition of S1, prompting ACI to extend the closing of the acquisition until Feb. 10.

HSBC Holdings PLC said Tuesday it is selling its Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras businesses to Colombian banking group Banco Davivienda SA for $801 million, as it continues to whittle down its portfolio of global retail banking assets.

NBT Bancorp Inc. in Norwich, N.Y., said late Monday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 5% from a year earlier as lower interest yields squeezed its net interest margin.

Synovus Financial Corp. swung to a profit in the fourth quarter after sharply reduced funds held for risky loans helped the regional lender report its second straight quarter in the black.

Regions Financial Corp. swung to a fourth-quarter loss, with the regional lender booking a hefty write-down following a long-planned deal to sell its brokerage unit.