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Boston Private Financial Holdings appointed its bank president, George Schwartz, to the newly created position of chief executive of its private banking group.

State regulators have given Ent Credit Union in Colorado Springs the green light to expand to additional counties in-state, the company reported Monday.

First Business Financial Services in Madison, Wis., has appointed David Seiler as chief operating officer. The $1.8 billion-asset holding company said Seiler will start in the newly created role on April 18.

Dennis Schaefer will retire as president and chief executive of SIU Credit Union in Carbondale, Illinois, on April 15.

Credit Union Service Centers of Alabama will pay a patronage rebate and dividend for the fifth consecutive year.

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Edward Duffy, who was chairman of the holding company for the former Marine Midland Bank in Buffalo, N.Y., has died. He was 89.

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According to the American Bankers Association's quarterly report on consumer delinquency trends, late payments on home-equity loans and home-equity lines of credit have dipped below 15-year averages for the first time since the Great Recession.

CO-OP Financial Services annual shareholder dividend pool totaled $53.3 million for 2015, the highest annual dividend recorded by a credit union service organization for its owner credit unions, the company announced Wednesday.

Bancorp of New Jersey in Fort Lee has hired a former state regulator as its new chief executive.

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Amalgamated Bank in New York has recruited a former American Express executive to develop its online banking platform and has created a new position to oversee corporate philanthropy.

The program is a 24-month curriculum designed to generate groundbreaking new ideas and position participants to carry the torch for growth and innovation in the credit union market, Filene announced Monday.

B of A's Stress Test Team; Hedge Funds Sue Puerto Rico GDB

As they look to cut costs, banks are looking across the globe for cheap spots to host parts of their operations. A new report identifies the best back-office bargains.

"In Northwest Arkansas there are a lot of banks with similar names," Chairman Jon Harrell said in a news release about the rebranding, which includes a new logo and signage. "We wanted a name that would stand out and at the same time it was important to us to not lose sight of our roots."

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Beijing-based payment processor PayEase Corp. now supports payments through Apple Pay in China.

GrooveCar Inc. has partnered with 40 more credit unions that can use its online auto-buying service.