Colin Wilhelm

Clifford Isroff, the lead director of FirstMerit in Akron, Ohio, died Tuesday after a long illness. He was 79.

Anchor BanCorp Wisconsin in Madison said it expects to save about $5.4 million yearly after it completed an employee buyout, sold a branch, closed six branches and introduced a new branch staffing model.

NCUA has banned four individuals from working for a federally insured financial institution.

California Republic Bancorp in Irvine has securitized and sold $390 million in notes backed by prime automobile loans.

NCR Corp. will support its mobile cash withdrawal service through China's Bank of Ningbo's mobile app.

Meta Financial Group in Sioux Falls, S.D., parent of MetaBank and Meta Payment Systems, is raising capital to fuel a future acquisition, and has renewed a significant prepaid card issuing relationship with NetSpend.

Meta Financial Group in Sioux Falls, S.D., parent of MetaBank and Meta Payment Systems, is raising capital to fuel a future acquisition, and has renewed a significant prepaid card issuing relationship with NetSpend.

The Bancorp in Wilmington, Del., again delayed the filing of its annual report after it found $24 million in additional loan losses that should have been reported in earlier periods.

Community West Bancshares in Goleta, Calif., has filled a board vacancy with James Lokey, a former chief executive of several California community banks.

Porter Bancorp in of Louisville, Ky., has adopted a plan to preserve the value of its deferred tax benefits, designed to allow the company to continue the use of net operating loss carryforwards.

The National Branded Prepaid Card Association has selected a new president.

USAA is the lead investor in a venture-capital funding round for a developer of mobile applications for automobiles.

Digital payments company Payveris and credit union support company EPL have jointly announced an electronic bill payment product.

Atlantic Coast Financial in Jacksonville, Fla., has taken several steps to restructure its debt holdings, including prepaying $60 million in advances with the Federal Home Loan Bank and $56.3 million of securities sold under separate repurchase agreements.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new mortgage integrated disclosure rules will now take effect Saturday, Oct. 3, two days later than the previously rescheduled Oct. 1 deadline.

Fannie Mae will no longer charge mortgage lenders to submit loans to its Desktop Underwriter automated underwriting system, a decision that follows a similar move by Freddie Mac earlier this month.

Glen Burnie Bancorp in Maryland has hired an executive from Patapsco Bank to be its new chief financial officer.

New Jersey will soon have a new banking commissioner.

HSBC has named a JPMorgan Chase executive the head of its retail banking and wealth management divisions in the U.S., as the British company overhauls its global business.

Glacier Bancorp in Kalispell, Mont., has named a CIT Bank executive as the likely successor to Chief Executive Mick Blodnick.