Carver Bancorp in New York has named Christina Maier its chief financial officer.
Maier succeeds David Toner, who resigned from the $754 million-asset bank last month to pursue other opportunities, according to a Thursday news release. Maier's appointment to the company and to Carver Federal Savings Bank took effect Thursday.
Previously, Maier worked at the $641 million-asset Patriot National Bancorp in Stamford, Conn., where she had been CFO since 2013. Before that she worked at Provident New York Bancorp in Montebello, N.Y.
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Carver, a designated community development financial institution, operates nine branches in New York, serving residents and businesses in communities with limited access to mainstream financial services.
