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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Minerva Tantoco, a former executive at UBS and Bank of America, as the city's chief technology officer.

NewDominion Bank in Charlotte, N.C., said Wednesday that its chief executive, C. John Hipp, plans to retire by the end of the year. He will be succeeded by Blaine Jackson, the bank's chief financial officer.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federally insured credit unions saw an increased median rate of loan growth in the year ending June 30, according to analysis of state-level data released Tuesday by NCUA.

Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati, Ohio, has named Michelle Van Dyke as president of its mortgage division.

Citigroup has promoted Peter Charrington to global head of Citi Private Bank.

NEW YORK — Peter Duffy contends that NCUA's proposed capital rule could force some credit unions to sacrifice net income and capital to meet the new risk-based standard.

First Mountain Bank in Big Bear Lake, Calif., is looking to replace a pair of bankers who collectively have more than 80 years of industry experience.

Lucy Ito will become the new president and CEO of the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors when Mary Martha Fortney retires from the post later this year.

CrossFirst Bank in Leawood, Kansas, has opened a new division to serve the oil, gas and energy markets and hired a team of five bankers with experience in this sector.

Ronald R. Reed has resigned as chief executive of Citizens Independent Bancorp in Logan, Ohio, and its bank unit.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Federally insured credit unions parlayed an improving economy in the second quarter of 2014 to the highest year-over-year loan growth since 2006, according to new analysis released Tuesday by the National Credit Union Administration.

Zions Bancorp. in Salt Lake City added banking veteran John Erickson to its board.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Will the risk-based capital rule increase the pace of credit-union-to-bank conversions? Only time — and the final rule — will tell. But most industry insiders and experts say it's unlikely that a significant number of credit unions will be rushing to make the switch.

Privately insured CUs will not pay a special premium assessment in 2014.

Credit union lending continues to be strong, with CUs showing their strongest loan numbers since 2005 during the second quarter of 2014.

Regions Financial in Birmingham, Ala., should save some money after deciding against filling a soon-to-be-vacant executive post.

Northwest Bancshares in Warren, Pa., has promoted two executives and eliminated a pair of high-level positions.

Josh Rossi is best known for starting the first Satoshi Square, a gathering of Bitcoin enthusiasts who trade the virtual currency for cash in New York City's Union Square, in 2013. He has since brought his ideas to new companies and new parts of the world.

The $184 billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that Ricky Brown had taken the reins at Branch Bank & Trust.

Rilla Delorier's successor as SunTrust's chief marketing officer is not from banking, but rather is a veteran of tech firms like NCR. Meet Susan Somersille Johnson.