Chris Cumming

Nearly everybody knows that paying loans on time can help raise their credit score. But beyond that, a large percentage of Americans know little about their scores, a new survey found.

Old Line Bancshares in Bowie, Md., has appointed Mark Semanie as its chief operating officer to help manage its recent growth.

Hudson Valley Holding Corp. in Yonkers, N.Y. , has named Michael Indiveri its chief financial officer.

Regions Financial has wrapped up a tender offer to lower its debt expense. The company said Monday that it plans to retire $350 million worth of 2014 bonds on which it pays a 7.75% interest rate.

First NBC Bank Holdings in New Orleans is looking to sell $100 million worth of shares in its initial public offering.

Customers Bancorp in Wyomissing, Pa., is looking to raise $75 million in a stock sale and intends to use the proceeds to fund organic growth and acquisitions.

David Marshall is executive vice president and CFO of Docking and Union State Bank, its $241 million-asset subsidiary, the company announced Friday.

KeyCorp (KEY) Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Weeden plans to step down after 11 years in the role.

Home Federal Bank of Hollywood has hired a new chief executive with experience guiding troubled Florida lenders. The $59.4 million-asset bank named Robert Brookes CEO last month, according to an online report in the South Florida Business Journal.

The trustee for Peregrine Financial Group is considering bringing claims against JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and U.S. Bancorp (USB) for allegedly permitting the embezzlement that brought down the brokerage last summer.

Unity Bancorp in Clifton, N.J., is set to redeem half of the preferred shares it issued through the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

First Citizens Bancshares (FCNCA) in Raleigh, N.C., reported a large increase in its quarterly earnings after the sale of a large portion of its processing-servicing business.

Quarterly profit rose at NASB Financial (NASB) in Grandview, Mo., on stronger credit quality and noninterest income.

A new study from Maritz Loyalty Marketing in Toronto found that a main driver of customer satisfaction with financial-services firms' loyalty programs is how easy they are to use, rather than the financial incentives they offer.

BancorpSouth in Tupelo, Miss., is offering early retirement to about 10% of its workforce in an attempt to cut costs.

National Bank Holdings in Greenwood Village, Colo., has created a specialty finance business to focus on middle-market companies.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati is selling a $225 million stake in Vantiv (VNTV), its former subsidiary.

Banking technology firm SunGard has rolled out an ATM and card reconciliation system.

Monarch Community Bancorp in Coldwater, Mich., plans to raise $16.5 million through a private placement.

Firstbank in Alma, Mich., plans to redeem its remaining Troubled Asset Relief Program shares for $17 million.