Career advancement

The FDIC and the Fed have yet to sign on to the plan; this year’s managing director class includes fewer overall, but a higher percentage are women.

Service Credit Union announced several promotions across the organization while other institutions made their own personnel moves.

Truliant FCU and Topline FCU made changes to their member experience teams while other institutions also announced personnel moves.

Eric Blankenstein, who resigned from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in May after the discovery of his racially charged writings, was named acting executive vice president of Ginnie Mae.

Credit unions recently made new hires and promoted employees in areas such as human resources, finance and membership development.

Trade groups from several different states honored industry leaders while many individual institutions have announced recent personnel moves.

Oregon State Credit Union and 717 Credit Union both recently hired HR executives while other institutions made their own personnel changes.

Michael DeShazo has been serving as interim leader of the San Diego-based institution since the previous CEO left in June.

Ideal Credit Union and BayPort Credit Union both bolstered their home lending teams while other industry groups announced promotions and new hires.

President Xi wants faster research on blockchain, the technology behind digital currencies; low rates bring best home loan quarter in 14 years.