Corporate governance

Earlier this year CUNA announced a new push to better educate consumers about credit unions. The Northwest Credit Union Association is asking its members to contribute to the effort.

Student loan debt — now at $1.5 trillion in the U.S. — is arguably the greatest pain point for consumers in their 20s and 30s. To court that demographic, banks are increasingly offering help with refinancing and repayment.

The Maryland-based credit union sued the nation's largest CUSO over call center services, but the two sides didn't take long to come to an agreement.

Stock Yards will remove a competitor in Louisville, Ky., and enter two markets outside of the city.

The Indiana-based institution has increased its starting pay for the last three years.

In the last two years, the Georgia-based institution has returned $25 million to members.

Colony will also gain a loan production office in Atlanta when the transaction closes.

The two institutions had to change their names after a law passed in the Hawkeye State that forbid CUs from using a state university in their names.

Lawrence Weinbach will replace David Nelms, who had already stepped down as CEO. The transition will take place Jan. 1.

In a rare move, Maryland Financial is voluntarily liquidating after its customer base shrank and efforts to sell itself failed.

Ameris has agreed to pay $751 million for Atlanta-based Fidelity; the combined company would have $16 billion in assets.

The Minnesota-based institution expects to $10,000 per month by switching its core systems.

Live Oak Bancshares became an SBA juggernaut by making loans, selling them and making more. With economic conditions changing, it is retaining more credits.

The North Carolina-based institution distributed more than $624,000 with some members receiving as much as $500.

One week after NCUA filed its own appeal brief, three major organizations banded together in support of the expanded field-of-membership rule

Virginia Partners will operate as a separate bank unit after the deal closes.

When Trinity Capital in New Mexico put itself up for sale last summer, it reached out to several local banks to gauge their interest. Then came a surprise offer from a suitor based a thousand miles away.

Morris State will pay $24 million for the parent of Farmers & Merchants Bank.

Citizens Equity First Credit Union in Peoria, Ill., returned $50 million to its members last month.

From expanding access to affordable financial services to donations and actions to support health and fight cancer, here's a look at how credit unions around the country are giving back this holiday season.