Ken McCarthy

Rex Johnson, who helped found the New Jersey credit union in 1980, was 77.

The new name is meant to position the credit union as a leader in technology and service.

Truity Credit Union in Oklahoma is selling its only branch in the state.

Proposed legislation would amend language in the Federal Credit Union Act to make it easier for credit unions to expel disruptive or abusive members.

The National Credit Union Administration issued only one prohibition order in March, barring a former branch manager of Greater Iowa Credit Union in Ames from working in the financial services industry.

The credit union has made a four-year commitment to support the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission and Greenwood Rising, a local history center.

Data from the National Credit Union Administration shows the two states are bucking the trend of slowdowns in membership and lending.

Matthew Gehman will take the helm at the Lancaster, Pa., institution on April 1, succeeding W. Kent Hartzler, who has been CEO since 2007.

A planned combination of Maine State Credit Union in Augusta and Midcoast Federal Credit Union in Freeport has been nixed despite receiving approval from regulators.

Some institutions have experimented with cash-based rewards to kick-start membership growth, but it's unclear whether the strategy will be widely adopted.