Career moves

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.

Dennis Boyle has resigned as treasurer and chief financial officer of Malvern Bancorp in Paoli, Pa.

Jorge Junquera, vice chairman and special assistant to the chief executive at Popular Inc., will retire next month.

Tompkins Financial in Ithaca, N.Y., will soon have a new leader for its Bank of Castile.

Westbury Bancorp in West Bend, Wis., named a new president for the company and its bank subsidiary.