Corporate governance

The Illinois company will become one of the area's top 10 banks after buying Bank of Edwardsville.

The Tennessee-based CU is issuing a $3 million special dividend and plans to make donations to local nonprofits in celebration of its 70th anniversary.

Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles will pay more of the deal price in cash, prompting SWNB Bancorp to postpone its shareholder vote.

Kirk Drake, author of "Credit Union 2.0," offered CUs tips and strategies to help guide their growth strategies.

Farmers & Merchants will pay $89 million for the parent of Bank of Geneva.

The money trail is a prominent part of investigations dominating headlines in the Trump era, casting attention on banks that have facilitated transactions for various people in the president's orbit.

Credit unions are getting recognized for being great places to work, along with a variety of philanthropic activities.

The president's suggestion that public companies report financial results twice a year instead of quarterly might win nods of approval from CEOs, but it’s unlikely to fly with investors. Still, there’s room for reforms to reporting practices, some backed by prominent bankers.

Louisiana is using the bond market to stick up for the Second Amendment.

Craig Kauffman had been a regional executive for Susquehanna Bancshares and BB&T.

Another look at how credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

NCUF working with California Credit Union League to distribute disaster relief funds where needed.

Organizers of Piermont Bank said in their application with the FDIC that they want to raise $100 million and eventually operate in several urban coastal communities.

Keith Mestrich, who runs the union-founded bank, plans to use a more liquid stock to pursue acquisitions in cities such as Boston, Seattle and Los Angeles.

The Georgia Bulldogs football coach appears in a new commercial for Georgia United Credit Union, part of a five-year partnership between UGA athletics and the credit union.

Whether through time, money, service or other means, credit unions are finding a variety of ways to give back to their communtiies.

Guaranty Bancorp could have had a different owner if not for a suitor’s ill-timed stock hiccup that gave a rival the upper hand.

Northern Credit Union in New York has shed its federal charter, while Gale CU in Illinois has converted to a community charter.

The transaction was set up to give Mercantil more autonomy to expand in South Florida, Houston and New York.

Your latest look at how credit unions are giving back and making a difference.