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C&F Financial in West Point, Va., has named Jason Long chief financial officer of the company and its Citizens and Farmers Bank subsidiary.

Texas Capital Bancshares in Dallas has hired a TD Bank executive to expand its lending to franchise-related businesses.

Bank of America Chief Operating Officer Thomas K. Montag was paid less than Chief Executive Officer Brian T. Moynihan for the first time. Montag was awarded $15.5 million for 2015, compared with Moynihan's $16 million.

Consolidation is increasing risk to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. while reducing diversification in the industry.

First NBC Bank Holding in New Orleans will likely cut its 2015 profit after it discovered errors in its accounting for tax credits.

Bank of the West in San Francisco announced Wednesday that it has named TD Bank executive Nandita Bakhshi as its next president and chief executive.

Wells Fargo left Chief Executive John Stumpf’s compensation for 2015 unchanged at $19.3 million.

Research shows the more consumers interact with branch staff, the more they dislike the brand. To improve their image, banks need to emulate Apple and focus on every customer experience detail — in tech and in person.

Elevations creates chief strategy and performance officer, CEO to serve on Fed advisory board and other CU professionals in the news.

Loans outpacing GDP and the expressed optimism of CEOs on recent earnings calls are among the signs that growth figures are too good to be true.

JPMorgan Chase has named Sarah Youngwood chief financial officer for consumer and community banking.

LAFCU in Lansing, Mich., has named Patrick Spyke its new chief executive officer. Spyke, who has been LAFCU's executive vice president since 2013, will succeed Robin Frucci as CEO when he retires March 31.

Members Credit Union in Winston-Salem, N.C., announced that longtime President and CEO Jack Braswell will retire in September.

PacWest Bancorp in Los Angeles has named Stanley Ivie, a regional director for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., its chief risk officer and an executive vice president. He started Monday.

About a fifth of regional banks look at their efficiency ratios as they set executive compensation. Ongoing revenue challenges and investor pressure could push more boards to consider efficiency — or simple cost-cutting — to determine pay for high-level officers.

Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind., has given its chief executive Bob Jones the added title of chairman.

BB&T in Winston-Salem, N.C., has increased the roles of two executives as part of an effort to focus more on digital projects.

Two executives and two directors have resigned from Community Bank of the Bay in Oakland, Calif.

Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, which spent three years righting the ship, is ready to poach bankers and clients who might be upset with recent consolidation in Royal's home state. While it could look at deals, Royal is primarily hoping to steal market share with a private-banking model, loan production offices and technology upgrades.

First Interstate BancSystem in Billings, Mont., has tapped a KeyCorp executive as its new chief credit officer.