Cardinal Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of financial holding company Cardinal Financial Corporation, has named Donna Avery as compliance officer.

Avery, whose career spans more than 30 years in the financial sector, joins Cardinal Bank from a local community bank. In her new role, Avery will oversee the bank's efforts to ensure compliance with consumer regulatory requirements to include Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), and deposit and lending regulations.