Dear Mr. Berko: I have to cash out early.

Dauphin County-based Community Banks Inc. agreed to acquire BUCS Financial Corp., a Maryland bank company.

Nearly 60 percent of lenders predict their loan portfolios will soften in the next 6-12 months, a quarterly survey shows.

Dear Mr. Berko: I know that you like Pfizer because you just put the stock in my sister’s account.

Are you ready for a financial emergency?

Sterling Financial Corp. could have hired a consultant to design the cover of its annual report.

David Trushel did not want to be idle after he retired from his law practice in western Pennsylvania.

New Jersey-based Ryan Beck & Co. Inc. has opened a new branch in Camp Hill.

Mid Penn Bancorp Inc. plans to buy back up to 250,000 shares of its own stock.

C.W. Smith has a new employer and a new mission — all at his old insurance brokerage.

Orrstown Financial Services Inc., parent company of Orrstown Bank, declared a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents per share payable Oct. 28 to shareholders of record Oct. 6. Orrstown is based in Shippensburg, Cumberland County.

The unemployment rate in Central Pennsylvania rose slightly in July.

William L. Jones III has been elected to the board of directors at The Legacy Bank.

Standard Register will present "How to Protect Your Business from Fraud", a free seminar at The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Oct. 13.

AmeriChoice Federal Credit Union expanded its service territory, adding Adams, Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry and York counties to its Cumberland County base.