STOCKTON, CA-Bank of Stockton, Farmers & Merchants, Bank of Agriculture and Commerce, and Pacific State all yielded returns above 1% for the year ended June 30.

ORLANDO-Eight-month-old Public Safety Group projects sales of 2,000 at $1,495 each, or about $3 million over the next 18 months. The five founders have a combined 100 years experience in law enforcement. But their plans for marketing the new product may be crimped as they battle a lawsuit filed against them by their former employer, HTE Inc., on non-compete allegations.

CHARLOTTE-MortgageRamp and Allied Capital Express see mutual benefits in the joint partnership. MortgageRamp gains entry to Allied's small business community clients. Allied wins a ticket to sell a mix of products to MortgageRamp's commercial real estate client base.