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Vantage West, Greylock and more announce hires, promotions and accolades.

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.

Chris Henson just gained more responsibility at BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C. Henson, the $223 billion-asset company's chief operating officer, was named its president, effective immediately. He succeeded Ricky Brown, who announced his retirement earlier this year.

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

Scandal, business models gone awry, missing money and executive shake-ups — 2016 had it all. Here are the financial services executives or groups of them who took the heat and will be looking for better times in 2017.

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.

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

Beach Municipal taps three board members, First Tech promotes chief retail officer and other CU advocates in the news.

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

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.

Smaller institutions have increased the size of their auto books in the last year, with the 25 most-active lenders reporting a nearly 7% increase. More borrower demand and a pullback by some bigger lenders are contributing to the rise.

Marvel Ebenhahn is set to retire from Community CU in New Rockford, N.D. in January, having led the credit union since 1952.

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

The transition team for President-elect Donald Trump is considering several candidates to fill key spots at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Federal Housing Administration, including a home builder and former lender.

Carver Bancorp once turned to Citigroup during a time of need for financial assistance. Now Citigroup has recruited Carver's former CEO to join its board.

To act like a startup — as many banks say they want to do — institutions must employ a nontechnical strategy: build services based on customers say they want.

Borrowers served by the FHA program, particularly first-time buyers and minorities, have benefited from nonbanks' increase in lending. Those independent lenders should be commended for filling a gap.

The National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) announced the death of its former chairman, Jim Mills.