Career moves

JPMorgan Chase has named Jennifer Piepszak as the chief executive of its business-banking division that focuses on firms with revenue of $20 million and below.

American Capital Partners has recruited two Raymond James analysts to launch a research unit focused on small and mid-cap banks in the New York area.

Former Rep. Bill Owens has been named a director of Arrow Financial in Glen Falls, N.Y.

Chesapeake Bancorp in Chestertown, Md., has hired Al Wilson as its president and chief executive. Wilson resigned from AmeriServ Financial last month as its chief executive.

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin addressed speculation about a possible presidential bid during a speech to the Wisconsin Bankers Association.

Security First Bank in Fresno, Calif., has a new president.

Home BancShares in Conway, Ark., has named a new chief for its banking unit.

CANTON, N.C.—Champion Credit Union announced that its board appointed Jake Robinson as its president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 12, 2015.

The founder and chairman of 1st Century Bank in Los Angeles has been named to chair the city's tourism and convention board.

The Green Mountain State is home to businesses and consumers who march to a different drummer, and Brattleboro Savings & Loan's new checking account promotion seeks to appeal to that independent spirit.

Hamilton Bancorp in Towson, Md., has a new chairman.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp in Paso Robles, Calif., has hired a veteran banker to fill a newly created post.

WASHINGTON — Two officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have been named into key roles, the agency confirmed Tuesday.

The prepaid card issuer Green Dot has promoted Kuan Archer to become its chief operating officer.

The White House announced Tuesday that it will nominate academic and former community banker Allan Landon to one of the two vacancies on the Federal Reserve Board.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday named Michael Dean as the director of the agency's Atlanta region. He had been serving as acting director of the region since April.

Scott Sanborn, the chief operating officer of established alternative finance giant Lending Club, has joined the board of CircleUp, an emerging online marketplace for private equity investment.

Sierra Vista Bank in Folsom, Calif., has named a new chairman.

The Federal Reserve Board reappointed O.B. Grayson Hall Jr., chairman and chief executive at Regions Financial, to its Federal Advisory Council.

Progreso Financiero, a nonbank lender that targets Latino consumers, plans to change its name to Oportun.