Americas

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

BankUnited handed out free ice cream and metro cards at its new Manhattan branches to build branch recognition.

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

BAY CITY, Mich. – A new round of lawsuits challenging readiness for the sight-impaired ATM provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act is targeting credit unions, with as many as half-dozen ADA suits filed in the past few weeks.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The NCUA Board is expected next week to propose a rule allowing broader use of financial derivatives, mainly interest rate swaps, options and collars.

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

The board of NBT Bancorp (NBTB) 's board has made sweeping changes to the Norwich, N.Y., company's bylaws.

Regulators shut down Douglas County Bank in Douglasville, Ga., and Parkway Bank in Lenoir, N.C. Between them they had assets of $425 million and will cost the Deposit Insurance Fund an estimated $105 million.

BNC Bancorp (BNCN) in Thomasville, N.C., plans to buy back its Troubled Asset Relief Program shares from investors who bought them in a Treasury Department auction last summer.

Hampton Roads Bancshares (HMPR) in Virginia Beach is reducing its branch network.