Career moves

Patricia Goldstein, the commercial real estate finance pioneer, veteran workout banker and mentor of many of today's top female executives, died Thursday in Highland Beach, Fla. She was 69.

The $129 million-asset bank said in a press release Thursday that Robert O’Donnell will remain its chairman even though he is retiring as CEO.

The SAFE Transitional License Act would allow registered lending officers to work at independent mortgage banks for 120 days while they complete state testing and licensing requirements.

One of the most powerful officials in the Federal Reserve System announced Thursday she plans to leave the central bank by the end of the year.

Another Bank of America executive has joined Novantas, a maker of financial-analytics software for banks.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — United Federal Credit Union announced Friday its president/CEO as well as the $1.8 billion institution's board chairman are retiring.

Comerica in Dallas has promoted Curtis Farmer to president.

With the role of the chief financial officer being redefined since the financial crisis, we asked CFOs at banks across the country, from Stock Yards' Nancy Davis to Comerica's Karen Parkhill, about what parts of the job they most enjoy, which tasks are taking up more time now than in the past, where they wish they could spend more time and, finally, what they would tell themselves at the beginning of their careers. Here are some of their responses.

Carolina Premier Bank in Charlotte, N.C., has recruited Timothy C. Key to be its new chief lending officer and Carrington S. "Cash" Canada as its chief credit officer.

The sharp decline in oil prices has tempered John Allison's enthusiasm for buying banks in the Lone Star State — or even making loans there.

During Monday's first-quarter earnings call, Zions executives took a moment to thank — and tease — CFO Doyle Arnold before he retires.

Online and mobile payment giant PayPal announced two major additions to its leadership.

A pair of senior banking analysts has left Sterne Agee to join Piper Jaffray. Mathew Kelley and Matthew Breese will oversee Piper Jaffray's equity research for depository institutions in the Northeast.

Chemical Financial has retooled its organizational structure as part of the Midland, Mich., company's succession planning.

Sanford Weill is set to receive the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence at a May gala.

IF Bancorp in Watseka, Ill., has selected the successor for its retiring president and chief executive.

Boston Private Financial Holdings and its bank have shuffled some key executive posts.

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles announced Tuesday that Chief Financial Officer Victor Santoro plans to retire from the post this summer and West Coast banking veteran Patrick Rusnak will succeed him in that role.

Sound Financial Bancorp in Seattle has selected a former Fannie Mae executive to join its board.

Citigroup has named Stephen Bird, chief executive of its Asia-Pacific division, to head its global consumer bank as part of a broader shuffling of executives.