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First National Bank of Orwell in Vermont has named Bryan Young chief executive. Young, 38, will succeed his father, Mark Young, as CEO of the $56.1 million-asset bank beginning Jan. 1.

The $364 million-asset company named Steve Rownd to the positions, effective Jan. 1. Rownd will also be named president and CEO of FNB Bank.

The board of Pascack Bancorp in Waldrick, N.J., spent years debating whether to sell the company or remain independent.

Roy Barnes, a former Democratic governor of Georgia, and his brother have agreed to buy WestSide Bank in Hiram, Ga., for $3 million.

Lake Sunapee Bank Group in Newport, N.H., has exited the Small Business Lending Fund.

The $3.8 billion-asset First Busey said in a press release Thursday that it will pay $210.7 million, or $17.24 a share, in stock for the $1.5 billion-asset Pulaski.

Athens Bancshares in Tennessee has decided to delist its stock from Nasdaq and deregister with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The $1 billion-asset Charter said in a press release Thursday that it will pay $58.8 million, or $20.50 a share for the $369 million-asset parent of Community Bank of the South.

The $140 million-asset company said in a press release Thursday that Martin May would also become its president.

Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio, has brought on industry veteran Tom Wirth to fill the newly created position of auto finance product and strategy director.

ChoiceOne Bank in Sparta, Mich., has appointed Bradley Henion chief lending officer.

Live Oak Bancshares in Wilmington, N.C., has exited the Small Business Lending Fund.

Sunshine Bancorp in Plant City, Fla., plans to raise about $12.2 million through a private placement.

WashingtonFirst Bankshares in Reston, Va., plans to raise up to $31.1 million by selling common stock.

Umpqua Holdings in Portland, Ore., has created a unit dedicated to disrupting the banking industry.

Northern Trust in Chicago has agreed to acquire Aviate Global, an institutional equity brokerage firm in the U.K.

Q2, in Austin, Texas, paid $10.6 million to acquire all outstanding interests in Social Money, according to a Tuesday news release. The purchase price was subject to a customary working capital adjustment.

Synovus Financial in Columbus, Ga., plans to issue $250 million in subordinated notes to fund potential acquisitions or refinance other debt.

U.S. Century Bank in Doral, Fla., has announced that its chief executive, Carlos Davila, will resign at the end of the year.

The marketplace lender LoanDepot has securitized $150 million of its unsecured personal loans.