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TRANSITIONS: New DFI leader in WI

Cheryll Olson Collins will be the new secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) effective Jan. 17, replacing Kathy Koltin Blumenfeld who has accepted a new position in...

TRANSITIONS: In CA, Alvarez steps down; in PA, retirement (and new CEO) for NBCU

(June 18, 2021)Manuel P. (“Manny”) Alvarez, commissioner of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (since March 2019) is stepping down today. According to press reports, he wants to...

TRANSITIONS: So long in NC; new leadership for state associations in WV, MI

(May 7, 2021) James “Tim” Merritt, assistant administrator of the North Carolina Credit Union Division, has announced his retirement, effective a week from today (May 14) … Meanwhile, in credit...

TRANSITIONS: Permanent commissioner in MN

Grace Arnold is now the permanent commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce, as appointed by Gov. Tim Walz (D) Thursday. She replaced Steve Kelley in the role. As commissioner,...

TRANSITIONS: Permanency in MS; new face in AK, so long in NM

(March 26, 2021) Rhoshunda Kelly is now the Mississippi commissioner of banking and finance, removing the “interim” from her title that she earned in an appointment announced last summer. Kelly...

TRANSITIONS: New commissioner appointed in LA

(Feb. 19, 2021) Stanley M. Dameron has been appointed commissioner of the Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions in the Office of the Governor, succeeding John Ducrest who retired late last...

TRANSITIONS: New face in AZ DIFI

(Dec. 11, 2020) Shane Foster is the new deputy director of financial institutions at the Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI, a consolidated agency, as of July 1,...

TRANSITIONS: In LA, Ducrest retires; In KS, Hurt begins

(Dec. 4, 2020) John Ducrest, long-time (since 2004) Louisiana commissioner of financial institutions in the state’s Office of Financial Institutions (OFI), has retired, effective Dec. 2. Among many other contributions to...

TRANSITIONS: KS governor nominates successor to Wright; AK names interim replacement for Walsh; WA’s Lacy-Roberts to retire

(Nov. 13, 2020) Vickie Hurt would lead the Kansas Department of Credit Unions under a nomination announced this week by Gov. Laura Kelly (D) to replace retiring Administrator Jerel Wright. He...