Americas

Bank United in Miami Lakes, Fla., has appointed two former Capital One Financial executives to lead its new equipment and franchise finance subsidiary.

First Citizens BancShares in Raleigh, N.C., has terminated five of its nine loss-share agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

WASHINGTON — Banks in states with legal marijuana businesses may warm up to them as customers if an amendment to a Senate appropriations bill becomes law.

Pacific Continental in Eugene, Ore., is planning to issue $35 million in subordinated debt that could help it fund future acquisitions.

Umpqua Holdings in Portland, Ore., will have a new chief executive in 2017. The company said Monday that Ray Davis, 67, will step down as president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. Davis, who will become executive chairman, will be succeeded by Cort O'Haver, who was named president of Umpqua Bank in April.

Citizens Community Bancorp in Eau Claire, Wis., has hired an investment bank to help it explore strategic options.

South State in South Carolina has agreed to buy Southeastern Bank Financial in Georgia, which is run by Daniel Blanton, the chairman of the American Bankers Association.

Eastern Virginia Bankshares in Tappahannock, Va., is backing up the moving van as it prepares to relocate its headquarters to a Richmond suburb, with an eye toward efficiency and growth.

The rise in oil prices in recent months is welcome news for the energy sector, but it doesn't mean that oil and gas firms — and the banks that lend to them — are out of the woods just yet.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial in Bedminster, N.J., is considering additional acquisitions in wealth management after raising $50 million in subordinated debt.