Joseph Kellard

Texas Capital Bancshares in Dallas has snagged a BBVA Compass banker and promoted two of its own executives.

Santander Consumer USA Holdings in Dallas has named a former president of Ally Financial and a former Treasury Department official to its board.

The $20.7 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that it had tapped Samuel Erwin as its regional president responsible for covering the state. Erwin will operate from Greenville, S.C.

Banks in Texas and Washington are joining the growing list of financial institutions selling common stock.

Flushing Financial in Uniondale, N.Y., made $12.3 million on a recent property sale, part of a series of moves as it restructures its balance sheet.

Plaza Bank in Seattle has promoted its chief lending officer to become CEO. The $65 million-asset bank said in a press release Monday that Michael Anderson also succeeded Michael Clabby as president on Nov. 23.

Union Bankshares in Richmond, Va., has sold $150 million in subordinated notes. The $8.2 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that the notes will initially bear an annual fixed interest rate of 5%.

Nearly a decade after he was forced to resign as CEO of Commerce Bank in Cherry Hill, N.J., the retail banking innovator was named chairman at Republic First Bancorp, which has adopted many of Commerce's practices.

Pinnacle Bank in Gilroy, Calif., is looking to raise about $3 million through a rights offering.

The credit union credited its commitment to community with fueling the recent growth.