Career moves

Wells Fargo has hired a new head of commercial real estate lending for its Orange County, Calif., office.

MUFG Union Bank in San Francisco has named Michael Feldman head of its wealth markets group.

Signature Bank in New York has added former Rep. Barney Frank to its board. The $29 billion-asset company said that Frank filled a seat previously held by Alfred DelBello, a former lieutenant governor of New York who died last month. This is Frank's first appointment to a bank board.

SmartFinancial in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., has hired a chief experience and strategy officer, ahead of its planned acquisition of Cornerstone Bancshares in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Beneficial Bancorp in Philadelphia has hired a former Susquehanna Bank executive as a consultant.

More than a year after the CFPB revamped its employee rating system following allegations of discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity complaints have surged and the agency faces ongoing accusations of bias and retaliation against workers who speak out.

NCUA and AARP will host an online presentation for consumers and credit unions on how to prevent elder financial abuse.

Mechanics Bank in Walnut Creek, Calif., shook up its top leadership post following its sale to a Dallas investment group.

The $18.7 billion-asset company said in a press release Monday that Eric Yeaman will also become its chief operating office on June 22.

SunTrust Banks in Atlanta has promoted its head of commercial specialty segments to corporate treasurer.

Opus Bank in Irvine, Calif., has named a new head of commercial real estate lending after its current leader resigned.

M&T Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., has named Robert Brady vice chairman and lead independent director.

Rita Lowman, chief operating officer at C1 Financial in St. Petersburg, Fla., has been named chairwoman-elect of the Florida Bankers Association.

"Wells Fargo" is suddenly the name that shall not be spoken for the Philadelphia 76ers.

City National in Los Angeles, which is being acquired by Royal Bank of Canada, has hired three wealth advisers for its New York office.

HomeStreet in Seattle has hired Melba Bartels as chief financial officer, filling a position that has been vacant since March 2012.

The company, once in the crosshairs of a community group for how it complied with the Community Reinvestment Act, is aiming to raise $200 million with other banks for a fund that will work with local leaders to identify the best way to invest in low-income and underserved neighborhoods.

Piper Jaffray has hired several more executives from Sterne Agee Group, as it expands its financial institutions group.

Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles has hired a former executive at Opus Bank to fill a newly created strategy post.

Four Oaks Fincorp in Four Oaks, N.C., will soon have a new chief executive.