Joseph Kellard

Higher noninterest income was instrumental in a 3.9% quarter-to-quarter profit increase at Capitol Federal Financial in Topeka, Kan., in the three months that ended March 31.

A new online training module is designed to educate board directors on best practices in the process of mergers.

Penn Community Bank didn’t have a CFO until it hired Stephanie Austin, who won praise for building a solid finance department at her previous job.

Umpqua Holdings in Oregon has promoted a business-banking executive to president of its bank unit.

The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) launched a Regulatory Burden Calculator that is free to member credit unions, the agency said Wednesday.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares in Mattoon has agreed to buy First Clover Leaf Financial in Edwardsville, Ill.

Citizens National Bancshares of Bossier in Bossier City, La., has named Jason Smith, an executive vice president at subsidiary Citizens National Bank since 2008, as its president and chief executive.

Low-income CUs that need support to grow, train staff and improve security can apply for assistance grants through the agency's Community Development Loan Fund.

Sanford Weill, the retired chairman and chief executive of Citigroup, and his wife, Joan, have pledged $185 million to the University of California at San Francisco to create a new research center.

ONTARIO, Calif. -- CU Direct has become the latest organization to take an ownership stake Members Development Co., the firm announced in a Tuesday news release.