Frank Gargano

In this month's roundup of American Banker's favorite stories: JPMorgan Chase moves third parties away from screen scraping, Wells Fargo launches its new virtual assistant, bank CEOs predict a return to office within the next three years and more.

During a panel discussion at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking conference, three executives spoke about how mentors helped shape their own careers, and how they continue to provide a pipeline for future generations of senior leaders.

Steve Brewer, who has been with the credit union for roughly 20 years as its chief financial officer, will take the helm on Nov. 1.

Nickels, which works with the credit union service organization Reseda Group, is using its $4 million seed funding to give financial institutions more visibility into consumers' debts.

Linh Dang will step into the president and chief executive roles at floridacentral Credit Union on Nov. 1.

The National Credit Union Administration's proposal increases spending by 8.1% from 2022, which agency officials say is still an improvement from the previously approved 12.3% hike.

Local Government Federal Credit Union in Raleigh, North Carolina, has relied on State Employees' Credit Union's guidance — and branch network — since the smaller institution's inception in 1983. But that relationship was never supposed to be permanent.

Even legal dispensaries can be risky business partners, so Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union is working with Green Check Verified to make sure everything is above board. "Just because somebody has a license from the state, they can't show up with a duffel bag full of cash like Scarface and say let's do business together," Green Check CEO Kevin Hart said.

The $1.1 billion-asset credit union — now known as Skyla Credit Union — changed its name to reflect an August 2021 merger with the neighboring Premier Federal Credit Union.

The National Credit Union Administration took charge of O.F. Toalston Federal Credit Union and Mingo County Education Federal Credit Union over concerns of unsafe and unsound business practices.