

Christina Lethlean, NavyArmy Community CU

Carol Lucas, Keesler FCU

Kelly Schramski, TBA CU

John Slusher, Metropolitan Area Credit Union Management Association

Suzette Robinette, Hiway FCU

Defense Credit Union Council

Joshua Brown, Keesler FCU

Fifth Third announced it plans to buy the Dallas bank in a $10.9 billion transaction.
The London-based firm is seeking a license that would provide a direct connection between merchants and card networks, reducing reliance on third parties and brandishing the London company's image as a player in America.
Many banks lowered the interest rates they pay on certificates of deposits and high-yield savings accounts in September, capitalizing on the Fed's 25-basis-point cut.
The fund is designed to generate a financial return, as well as Community Reinvestment Act credit, for TD. Its inaugural investment is in a mixed-use project that will include 49 affordable housing units.
A government shutdown and a single senator's hold prevented the renewal this week of a bipartisan law that helped banks and other firms defend against hackers.
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said Friday that the economic outlook is uncertain and that he was adopting a cautious approach to gauging whether slowing growth and a softening labor market outweigh inflation pressures from tariffs.