Corporate governance

The Wisconsin company will have 15 branches in its home state on completing the acquisition.

The company has agreed to buy a portfolio of commercial loans from Santander Bank.

Credit unions now have until Nov. 30 to apply for Community Development Financial Institution certification.

Hawaii Pacific Federal Credit Union merged into the Honolulu-based institution last week.

Ziv Biron succeeded Uri Levin, who was named CEO of Discount Bank, IDB's Israeli parent company.

Once the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association and the New Jersey Credit Union League complete their merger, the group will go by CrossState Credit Union Association.

The merger of Bi-County PTC Federal Credit Union into BlueOx is expected to be completed on Jan. 1.

Even with fee revenue already down, Oregon-based Providence FCU has cut its overdraft fees by half. Some analysts say the move could pay off if the economy goes south.

Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat said that unconscious bias has contributed to inequality in the workplace despite a decades-long effort by many companies to promote women.

The Jacksonville-based institution is the latest to join the Hispanic-outreach initiative which now serves more than 100 credit unions.

The California-based institution can now serve more than 3.2 million people.

The San Diego-based institution changed its name in attempt to reach wider audience.

As the industry increases its attempts to diversify its ranks, just 81 out of more than 5,000 CUs completed the regulator’s self-assessment last year.

Julieann Thurlow says Reading Cooperative Bank in Massachusetts is well positioned to help immigrants and millennials. Technology is crucial to serving both groups, she says.

The Lowell, Mass.-based institution can now serve Norfolk and Suffolk counties, along with more than 150 cities across Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

The Montana company will pay $135 million for a bank with 10 branches in seven Arizona markets.

In a long and storied career, Barbara Desoer has helped shape two of the largest banks in the country, Bank of America and Citibank. The most striking detail? Her biggest role came after she "retired."

The institution also remained well capitalized and its membership rose in the first half of the year.

With credit discrimination still legal in many states, the Michigan-based institution aims to help this marginalized group.

Charles Scharf’s most immediate priorities will be mending fences with regulators and getting the bank out from under a Fed-imposed asset cap. But he also must come up with strategies for spurring revenue growth and reining in expenses.