Career moves

Prudential Savings Bank in Philadelphia has hired Douglas Smith to be its chief lending officer. Smith most recently served as chief credit officer at Noah Bank in Elkins Park, Pa.

HOUSTON — Larry Seidl is set to take over as CEO of Smart Financial CU here after current CEO Gary Tuma retires at yearend. Seidl currently serves as SVP and chief lending officer at the $632 million-asset credit union.

K2 Intelligence, an adviser on compliance and cybersecurity, has hired a former FBI cryptocurrency expert and a former regulator who worked on New York's digital currency regulations.

Bill Cooper is set to retire as chief executive of TCF Financial in Wayzata, Minn., at the end of this year.

Key Private Bank has named David Reynolds as its market sales leader for Cleveland.

Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., has named Kate Randall Danella as executive in charge of several wealth management functions.

To understand this massive storm's impact, said Mississippi CU Association CEO Charles Elliott, "you must comprehend that people lost their past, their present and their future. For some, there was no evidence they ever existed."

Credit unions are taking the lead in raising money for wildfires that have spread from Oregon to Washington to Idaho.

First Banks in St. Louis has promoted an executive to chief operating officer and has made two additional promotions.

Bank of America shareholders should vote to separate the chief executive and chairman roles currently held by Brian Moynihan, CtW Investment Group said.

F.N.B. has chosen a new market president for its home base in Pittsburgh.

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VolCorp, Delaware League announce new board officers, and more new hires, promotions and honors.

Dylan Richard was the lead engineer for President Obama's reelection campaign, where the use of unstructured "social data" forever changed how presidential win the support of their constituents. Four years later, he's one of PayPal's newest recruits.

APGFCU hosts softball/baseball tourney and other great things credit unions are doing in their communities.

Bank of the West in San Francisco has hired three development officers for Small Business Administration loans.

Eagle Bancorp Montana in Helena has appointed a building contractor and real estate developer to its board.

Poage Bankshares in Ashland, Ky., has promoted its bank president to chief executive, following the resignation of Ralph "Gene" Coffman.

Island FCU names CLO, Maine Savings adds tellers and other promotions, new hires and honors announced.

Carl Chaney, a former co-chief executive of Hancock Holding, has joined JTS Capital Group as vice chairman.