Ken McCarthy

Charlotte Cash will step down from CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Virginia, and Glenna Jarvis plans to leave her position at Missouri Central Credit Union in Lees Summit.

The Springfield, Virginia, credit union named Scott Benson, its chief operating officer, to succeed Lynette Smith as chief executive.

Dean Marchessault will be succeeded by Senior Vice President Howard Brady at the East Hartford, Connecticut, credit union.

Lindy Andry has been Ascentra Credit Union's interim president and CEO since November.

Both credit unions are based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

The feature has become popular during the coronavirus pandemic, providing a quick and simple way for credit unions to confirm users' identities as well as promote products and services.

The National Credit Union Administration issued only one prohibition order in April.

Most executives are comfortable crossing over $1 billion of assets, where more frequent exams are the biggest supervisory change. But few are eager to take on the compliance burdens that accompany the jump above $10 billion.

The National Credit Union Administration approved the creation of Maun Federal Credit Union, which will serve members of the state's Islamic community.

The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors has started a national search to replace President and CEO Lucy Ito.

The state's Department of Financial and Professional Regulation will reduce assessments by 61% this year because of overpayments in 2020, helping state-chartered credit unions deal with economic fallout from the pandemic.

Larissa Thurston, who will also become the Massachusetts credit union's president, will succeed James Garvey, who is retiring.

The SAFE Banking Act would protect credit unions and banks that serve legal marijuana businesses from prosecution, but anti-money-laundering compliance will always be arduous, says Sundie Seefried, the head of a new company that helps credit unions work with cannabis firms.

The Las Vegas-based institution has joined a small group of credit unions whose assets top $1 billion, which make up less than 10% of the total industry.

Now known as Alltrust Credit Union, the Fairhaven, Mass.-based institution serves more than 14,000 members across New England.

Cal Poly Federal Credit Union's recent merger into SchoolsFirst highlights the difficult choice many small institutions face: diversify your field of membership or risk going out of business.

The Methuen, Mass.-based institution's newest CEO was born in the same town and has more than a decade of experience in the credit union industry.

A report to Congress from the National Credit Union Administration says the regulator has made "steady strides" toward greater diversity in its workforce and operations, but that progress is "just the beginning."

Some institutions for more than a year have reduced or eliminated overdraft and funds transfer fees to help members hard hit by the economic downturn, but it's unclear how much longer they can keep coasting on other sources of noninterest income.

As the World Council of Credit Unions and its Worldwide Credit Union Foundation work to advance cooperative finance around the globe, one of the industry's biggest players has committed to matching donations up to $1 million.