Americas

Hudson Valley Holding (HVB) in Yonkers, N.Y., has hired a former chief credit officer at Merrill Lynch Bank USA.

First BanCorp (FBP) in San Juan, P,R., reported a large quarterly loss as it purged its nonperforming assets.

Tri-County Financial Corp. in Waldorf, Md., will change its name to Community Financial Corp.

Investors have been pressuring Hancock Holding (HBHC) in Gulfport, Miss., to speed up cost cuts after its $1.5 billion purchase of Whitney Holding in 2011. Second-quarter results strengthened their case.

More fee income and a better credit picture propelled Susquehanna Bancshares (SUSQ) in Lititz, Pa., in the second quarter.

Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI) in Dallas posted lower quarterly income due to a spike in expenses.

New York Private Bank & Trust, the parent company of Emigrant Bank, has fully repaid its Troubled Asset Relief Program funds.

BNCCorp in Bismarck, N.D., has appointed an interim leader after Gregory Cleveland, the $798 million-asset company's chief executive, died Tuesday after a sudden illness. He was 65.

Profit slipped at Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) in San Antonio as expenses rose last quarter.

Profit fell at New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) in Westbury, N.Y, as mortgage banking revenue dropped sharply last quarter.