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Castle Creek Capital has sold its entire stake in Heritage Commerce in San Jose, Calif.

First Midwest Bancorp in Itasca, Ill., has hired the former chief financial officer at Fulton Financial, about two weeks after he announced his resignation from the Lancaster, Pa., company.

The Nebraska CU League says membership at credit unions in the Cornhusker State has risen by more than 15% over the past five years.

A former senior teller at Exchange National Bank & Trust in Atchison, Kan., has been sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay restitution after pleading guilty to an embezzlement scheme.

First Commonwealth Financial in Indiana, Pa., has hired a former Regions Financial executive to lead several of its consumer lending groups.

The Federal Reserve Board has banned two former Regions Financial executives from the banking industry following their indictment on charges of defrauding the Birmingham, Ala., company.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial in Bedminster, N.J., has filed a shelf registration statement to sell as much as $100 million in securities.

Flagstar Bancorp in Troy, Mich., said that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has terminated its 2012 consent order with its Flagstar Bank on Monday.

U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis has promoted Beth McDonnell to chief marketing officer.

City Holding in Charleston, W.Va., is looking to raise up to $55 million in a stock offering.

Alaska USA Insurance Brokers in Anchorage has agreed to sell its commercial insurance and employee benefits books of business to Acrisure in Caledonia, Mich.

United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., is searching for a new financial chief officer.

Wayne Savings Bancshares in Wooster, Ohio, is looking for a new CEO.

BancorpSouth in Tupelo, Miss., has bought Waguespack & Associates Insurance in Gonzales, La.

Two former executives of the failed GulfSouth Private Bank in Destin, Fla., and another man have been indicted on federal charges of defrauding the Troubled Asset Relief Program of $7.5 million.

Two credit unions in Georgia have partnered with Carvana, an online auto retailer.

Banc of California in Irvine and PL Capital have reached an apparent truce, as the bank agreed to consider letting the activist investor group submit two nominees to next year's board election.

Ameris Bancorp in Moultrie, Ga., has entered into a consent order with regulators tied to the Bank Secrecy Act.

Pinnacle Bank in Gilroy, Calif., has appointed a new CEO and its current leaders will move into a newly created role.

Credit One Bank in Las Vegas, Nev., a credit card specialist, plans to almost double its workforce over several years to support business growth.