Joseph Kellard

KeyCorp in Cleveland will open a regional headquarters in western New York as part of its acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group.

Guaranty Federal Bancshares in Springfield, Mo., has elected James Batten, a director of the company since 2006, as its next chairman.

First Connecticut Bancorp in Farmington has committed to making $5 million in small-business loans over the next year.

CU Companies added 12 new retail and correspondent mortgage lending partners since the end of 2015.

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), along with community development practitioners and the general public, are invited to comment on a proposed FY 2016 CDFI Prize Competition, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) said in a news release Wednesday.

IMM, a provider of eTransaction automation, announced that its eSignature capabilities are fully integrated with CU Direct's Lending 360 loan origination and account enrollment platform.

CBI Bank & Trust in Muscatine, Iowa, said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy a branch in Davenport, Iowa, from MidWestOne Bank in Iowa City.

A former cybersecurity expert with the National Security Agency joined the board of directors at Huntington Bancshares in Columbus, Ohio.

Boston Private Financial Holdings is expanding its footprint in California, opening a new office in Los Angeles on June 1. The company will have 35 offices nationwide, including 14 on the West Coast.

The Global Women's Leadership Network will award scholarships to four women employed at credit unions around the world during the World Credit Union Conference and Global Women Forum in Belfast, Northern Ireland from July 17 to 20.