U.S. Century Bank in Doral, Fla., has gained a pair of new investors and lost two others in the latest chapter of the struggling bank's $50 million recapitalization plan.

The birth of a U.S.-style private placement market in France offers a lesson in what happens when deleveraging banks turn their backs on credit demand. The French market could spread across Europe and compete with U.S. lenders and investors someday.

A breakdown of M&A announcements in the financial services industry for the week ended August 24.

Community Bank Shares in New Albany, Ind., has lowered its cost estimates for integrating First Federal Bank in Lexington, Ky.

Capitol Bancorp (CBCRQ) has lost another bank after regulators closed its Sunrise Bank of Arizona on Friday.

Community South Bank in Parsons was shut down by Tennessee regulators Friday.

HopFed Bancorp (HFBC) in Hopkinsville, Ky., and Sumner Bank & Trust in Gallatin, Tenn., have terminated plans to merge.

M&T Bank is expected to complete its purchase of Hudson City Bancorp despite unexpected regulatory issues. But an analyst had fun speculating about who might step in as the buyer if that deal collapsed.

The Federal Reserve has approved a capital plan that was re-submitted by BB&T Corp. of Winston-Salem, N.C., the regulator announced Friday.

The president and chief executive of First Financial Northwest (FFNW) in Renton, Wash., will step down next week.

A city in British Columbia, Canada is searching for a collection agency to pursue an estimated $480,000 in outstanding accounts and fines.

Independent Bank Group (IBTX) in McKinney, Texas, has agreed to buy Live Oak Financial Corp. in Dallas.

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo announced Thursday that it's completed its $395 million acquisition of internet and mobile cloud testing and monitoring company Keynote Systems.

Merger negotiations are starting to resemble job interviews as more bankers hope to retain some level of control after begrudgingly selling their institutions.

KeyWorth Bank in Johns Creek, Ga., has agreed to buy a branch from Signature Bank of Georgia in Sandy Springs.

Debt buyer Portfolio Recovery Associates announced Wednesday it had modified its credit agreement and increased its lenders' domestic revolving credit commitments by $35.5 million, increasing its aggregate credit facility to $633 million.

Fannie Mae was able to extract an $11.6 billion mortgage-repurchase settlement from Bank of America (BAC) this year — its largest to date — because the bank needed Fannie's approval to sell billions of dollars in servicing rights.

The former chairman and chief executive of Summit Bank in Burlington, Wash., on Wednesday pleaded guilty to hiding millions of dollars in losses from past-due loans.

Despite better-than-expected returns so far, industry observers believe that the Treasury Department will take larger haircuts at is unloads less desirable stakes in banks.

A pair of prominent investors are pursuing opposing strategies in their bank investments: Warren Buffett is buying, while David Einhorn is cutting back.