The $4.2 billion, New York, N.Y.-based Municipal Credit Union hired Michael Savino as chief lending officer. In his new role, Savino will oversee residential lending, consumer lending and loan servicing operations. He is a 19-year veteran of consumer financial services, having most recently served at Teachers Federal Credit Union ($9.8 billion, Hauppauge, N.Y.), as vice president, consumer lending and credit. He had been at Teachers since 2007, where he held positions of increasing responsibility. Before that, he was with Citizens Bank, where he began his retail banking career as a teller and rose to the position of assistant branch manager. Savino holds an MBA in management and leadership from the former Dowling College in Oakdale, N.Y.