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The $2.6 billion Northwest Federal Credit Union in Herndon, Va., hired Jeff Bentley as SVP of lending. Bentley has more than 25 years of financial services experience. He succeeds Colleen Daly, who retired in March. She began her career with Northwest Federal in 1984 as a teller. Daly also led the formation of CU Realty, a CUSO that represents credit unions across the region.

The $2.4 billion Service Credit Union in Portsmouth, N.H., promoted Cherilyn Puffen to manager of its new Franklin Branch and David Long to manager of its Nashua Branch. Long has been with Service Credit Union for more than five years and had managed the Newington in-store branch since 2011. Puffen was hired in 2007 and had been financial services supervisor since 2012 at the Derry in-store branch.Ronald Hance, president/CEO of the $362 Heritage Family Credit Union in Rutland, Vt., was honored at the statehouse in Montpelier, Vt., for his more than 38 years of service to the credit union movement. Rep. Larry Cupoli (R-Rutland) and other House members and senators supported the passage of a resolution honoring Hance.

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