Ken McCarthy

Veridian Credit Union's deal for American Investors Bank and Mortgage is the 12th this year in which a credit union would acquire a bank.

Susan Whitehead is stepping down after nearly 10 years as the Maine credit union's chief executive. A successor has not been named.

The National Credit Union Administration order says the small credit union must address "supervisory concerns" by conducting certain auditing and fraud reviews and taking other corrective steps.

Small credit unions in Texas, Virginia, South Carolina and Florida have selected new leaders to succeed retiring executives or fill a vacancy.

Peach State Federal Credit Union in Lawrenceville, Georgia, is merging with Abbeville Community Federal Credit Union in Abbeville and Pickens Federal Credit Union in Pickens.

Carol Hauck will leave the role in the first quarter of 2023. The Sacramento, California-based company said it hired D. Hilton Associates to conduct a nationwide search for its next leader.

The $1.1 billion-asset Sikorsky Financial would combine with Bridgeport City Employees Federal Credit Union, which has $32 million of assets.

Pembroke, who had led the association since 2015, died Monday at age 55. Jerry Saalsaa, the organization's senior vice president and chief administrative officer, has been interim CEO since July and will continue in that role.

Despite stiff competition, compounded with confusion surrounding President Biden's loan forgiveness program, credit unions managed to bring their student-loan portfolios back from pandemic lows.

The $683 million-asset credit union opened a loan production office in Enfield dedicated exclusively to mortgage and business lending.