POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of B. Shane Clanton, Kirk P. Pressley and Stephen Hinton
as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1) submit a Form ID application on behalf of the undersigned and to act
as agent for purposes of the Form ID;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as a reporting person of BBVA Compass Bancshares, Inc.
(the "Company") pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder,
Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
 which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
 Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto
 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any applicable stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
 foregoing which, in the opinion of any of such attorneys-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, in the best interests of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by any of
such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as any of such attorneys-in-fact may approve in his
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to act separately and to do and perform any and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
 intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
 present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that any of such attorneys-in-fact, or the
substitute or substitutes of any of such attorneys-in-fact, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and
 the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that
 the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect
 to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 8th day of January, 2014.


Signature:	/s/ Fernando Gutierrez
Name:	Fernando Gutierrez