Ken McCarthy

Angelino "Gino" Cayanan, who was most recently CFO for Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union, will lead the $1.2 billion-asset Noble.

Jeff March, president and CEO of Citadel Credit Union, will retire after nearly 23 years at the helm.

Land of Lincoln Credit Union in Decatur, Illinois, has agreed to acquire Nokomis Savings Bank. In December, the credit union announced a deal to buy Colchester State Bank.

The regulator awarded a federal charter to Generations United Federal Credit Union, which will serve employees and members of the United Church of Christ.

Courtney Fifield replaces Bruce Leighton, who retired from the $252 million-asset institution last year.

The combination of VyStar and 121 Financial Credit Union — both based in Jacksonville, Florida — would have more than $14 billion of assets.

The volume of bank acquisitions — either by credit unions or community banks — has dropped considerably so far in 2023. Experts, including prospective buyers, cite a combination of ongoing regulatory and economic pressures.

The Gardner-based institution hired Mark Hettinger, who worked the past 19 years at First Alliance Credit Union, as its new chief executive.

As more potential buyers began inquiring about the availability of QCash, WSECU decided the time was right to offload the credit union service organization it launched in 2015.

Nathan Cox, who was most recently chief lending officer at Travis Credit Union, will replace Brooke Van Vleet-Pearson as the credit union's chief executive.