Succession planning

TruStone Financial and Firefly Credit Union have announced plans to merge, pending regulatory approval and charter changes.

Discover Financial Services said Thomas Maheras will serve as its chairman after the death of Lawrence Weinbach.

Michael Baker will become president and CEO of SAFE Federal Credit Union in May while the institution's current leader, Darrell Merkel, plans to retire this summer.

Renee Christoffer will take over leading the institution when Monte Berg, the current president and CEO, steps down at the end of July.

Dean Bass, chairman and CEO of Spirit of Texas Bancshares, had taken a leave of absence after contracting COVID-19.

A familiar face is taking the reins at the Baytown, Texas-based credit union, following the departure of its former chief executive earlier this year.

Spirit of Texas Bancshares named an interim CEO for Dean Bass, though the company said he is recovering.

Gibbons had been in the position on an interim basis since September, when his predecessor, Charlie Scharf, left to become CEO of Wells Fargo.

The Somerville, Mass.-based credit union appointed its VP of lending to serve as temporary CEO following the departure of its longtime leader for another institution.

Tom Meyer, CEO of 1st Capital since 2015, decided to step down because shelter-in-place orders are keeping him from family hundreds of miles from the bank.

The voluntary agreements were meant to help the FDIC make staffing changes ahead of a wave of retirements. But concerns about the coronavirus means those plans will be put on hold.

The central bank made two more moves to keep credit flowing; the Housing Policy Council plan would halt mortgage payments during the COVID-19 crisis.

Quinn served as acting CEO since August, when John Flint was ousted over concern he couldn't lead the bank through an increasingly treacherous series of economic challenges.

TD Bank Group's top lawyer will succeed Allen Parker at scandal-plagued Wells Fargo later this month.

HSBC sounded out former Citigroup banker James Forese to gauge his interest in the chief executive officer's post, at least the third high-profile outside financier to be approached.

Jonathan Dowst will become president in July and CEO a year later.

Blair Korschun, who has led CU Direct Connect since 2011, will take the helm at Christian Community Credit Union later this month.

Tammy Heikkinen, who has led the institution since 2008, will stay on until her successor joins the credit union.

Rui Domingos, who was named as the Lexington, Mass.-based institution's president and CEO, has worked in the industry for almost three decades, most recently at Naveo CU in Somerville, Mass.

Potential replacements for the bank's longtime CEO include consumer banking chief Gordon Smith, investment banking head Daniel Pinto, Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Piepszak and consumer lending CEO Marianne Lake.