Career moves

Astoria Financial in Lake Success, N.Y., has hired former KeyCorp executive Hugh Donlon to be its chief lending officer.

The trade group said late Tuesday that Peter Gwaltney will succeed Thad Woodard on Jan. 2. Woodard is retiring after spending 37 years in various capacities at the association.

Dominik Mjartan, the new head of a bank-affiliated community development financial institution in Arkansas, identifies with his underbanked customers who want to realize the American Dream.

Supporters of a modern replacement for a century-old community swimming pool in the hometown of Belmont Savings Bank had a fundraising crisis, and they are hoping a matching grant from the bank will save the project.

Former "American Idol" star Clay Aiken will face incumbent Renee Ellmers in a congressional debate hosted by the North Carolina Bankers Association.

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency officially named Kathy Murphy as the senior deputy comptroller for management and chief financial officer on Friday.

Former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote address at the November event, which is expected have more than 5,000 participating students.

PNC Financial Services in Pittsburgh has appointed a former brand executive for the National Football League to its board.

United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., has announced a series of executive changes following the retirement of its chief risk officer.

Bank of America has combined the roles of chairman and chief executive for the first time since the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis.

The $7.9 billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that Michael Blodnick plans to retire next year.

First Data made four executive appointments as part of its diversification beyond payments processing to include a broader set of merchant services. Its updated lineup, announced Oct. 1, creates new roles for Barry McCarthy, Andrew Gelb, Sanjiv Das and Adam Rosman.

CNB in Centreville, Md., has named Edward Allen president and chief executive, following the resignation of its current CEO, F. Winfield Trice.

By hiring former American Express executive Dan Schulman to lead an independent PayPal, the company is betting that his expertise — bringing innovation to a well-established international payments company — can ensure PayPal's survival.

American Express has named Neal Sample as president of its enterprise growth division.

Tory Nixon played defense for San Francisco's famed NFL team in some of its glory years, but now he's on offense, seeking to build out commercial lending and retail operations in Northern California for California Bank & Trust.

Columbia University's Rare Book & Manuscript Library is now the keeper of ledgers, meetings minutes and correspondence covering the years in which The Clearing House Association helped steer the country's banking system through financial turmoil.

Highlands Bancorp in Vernon, N.J., has lined up its next chief executive.

Urban Partnership Bank in Chicago has lured a former Citibank executive out of retirement to lead its consumer banking operations.

Wellesley Investment Partners in Massachusetts has named Louis Crosier president.