Jacob Passy

Credit union service organizations can begin to register with the NCUA’s CUSO Registry starting Feb. 1, the agency said Monday.

Popular Inc. in San Juan, Puerto Rico, reported a triple-digit increase in fourth-quarter profit on higher fee and interest income.

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Bank Mutual in Milwaukee is facing a proxy battle with the activist investor Clover Partners.

Sun Bancorp in Mount Laurel, N.J., has agreed to pay $25,000 to resolve issues connected to the company’s former Sun Home Loans division.

Bank of Hawaii in Honolulu said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 3.98% to $42.8 million from a year earlier as loan growth offset lower fee income.

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Farmers Capital Bank in Frankfort, Ky., plans to extinguish $15 million of subordinated debt. The $1.8 billion-asset company expects to record a $4.1 million pretax gain during the first quarter from the transaction.

Randy Peterson, the chief executive of Bank of Eufaula in Oklahoma, was shot and killed on Thursday by a robber. He was 64.

Ideal Credit Union in Woodbury, Minn., has paid back more than $2 million to members through a special program since it began in 2012.

People's United Financial in Bridgeport, Conn., rode the sale of its payroll services business to a higher profit in the fourth quarter.

BankUnited in Miami Lakes, Fla., reported a double-digit percentage increase in fourth-quarter profit, citing growth in loans and fee income.

Webster Financial Corp. in Waterbury, Conn., said loan growth and higher returns from its HSA Bank subsidiary helped its fourth-quarter profit rise 4.5% year over year, to $50.6 million.

Starbucks has integrated its mobile pre-ordering and payment feature into its Android app in the U.K.

Fifth Third Bancorp has hired insurance industry veteran Howard McClure as head of insurance services, a newly created position at the Cincinnati company.

WestStar Bank in El Paso, Texas, has new leadership after the retirement of Larry Patton, its president and chief executive.

United Community Banks in Blairsville, Ga., reported little change in its fourth-quarter profit, as costs from its acquisition of Palmetto Bancshares ate into lending revenue and fee income.

Pinnacle Financial Partners in Nashville, Tenn., has agreed to buy a bigger stake in Bankers Healthcare Group in Southwest Ranches, Fla.

JPMorgan Chase will provide $75 million for the creation of a career and technical education program to address youth unemployment.

Fulton Financial in Lancaster, Pa., reported a slight increase in its fourth-quarter profit as strong fee-income growth helped to offset a decline in its net interest margin.