Nicole Hansen has joined Securian Financial, St. Paul, as manager of community relations and the Securian Financial Foundation. Hansen succeeds Lori Koutsky, who is retiring. … Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank was named Best Mortgage Lenders for Home Equity Lines of Credit at NerdWallet‘s 2019 best-of awards. … The Bank Holding Company Association announced two new members to the board of directors: Denise Bunbury, Bell Bank (State Bankshares), Fargo, N.D., and Jeffrey L. Weldon, Crown Bank, Edina.