Americas

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.