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The Federal Reserve Board reappointed O.B. Grayson Hall Jr., chairman and chief executive at Regions Financial, to its Federal Advisory Council.

Credit unions in the United States have generally delivered good financial performance across the board in 2014, bolstered by a strengthening economy, an improving job market and — most crucially — rising loan demand from members who had stood on the sidelines during the financial crisis.

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.

MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemical Employees' Credit Union (DCECU) announced it will issue Member Giveback Rebates and Rewards for 2014 that will break the $1.4 billion CU's previous records.

The good news: the economy continues to strengthen. The bad news: the economy continues to strengthen.

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Empower FCU here has awarded a $2.5 million "giveback" to members in bonus dividends and interest rates in celebration of another successful year.

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

First Midwest Bancorp in Itasca, Ill., will restructure its commercial banking group after a key executive retires.

Gitanka Debdip Datta has joined MasterCard Bangladesh as its vice president for business development.

Orient Bancorp. in San Francisco has a new president and chief executive.

SPOKANE, Wash. — STCU closed out the year with the news that it hit the $2 billion-asset mark in November.

LevelUp, a mobile payments provider known for its playful office culture — and a CEO who prefers to be called a chief ninja — may need to mature as its competition gets serious.

Sentry Bank in St. Joseph, Minn., has lined up its next president and chief executive.

Northrim Bancorp in Anchorage, Alaska, has promoted Joe Beedle to president and chief executive.

The former Astoria chief, who died Sunday, took Astoria from a sleepy mutual to the fifth-biggest publicly traded thrift in New York. Engelke was also know for freely speaking his mind while maintaining strong relationships with fellow bankers.

The $1.3 billion-asset company said in a press release that Thomas Cherry will succeed Larry Dillon, who will remain chairman and chief executive. The company added that Cherry is expected to eventually succeed Dillon as CEO.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati has named an executive of the Cincinnati Bengals football team to its board.