CLEARWATER, Fla. – An Achieva CU member won its $10,000 online bill payment sweepstakes.
The sweepstakes ran during the summer. Any member who paid at least three bills using Achieva’s online bill pay system was automatically entered and could enter up to 30 times.
In addition to the $10,000 grand prize, a 1st prize of a $2,000 Montrose Travel Certificate was awarded, as were two 2nd place prizes of a 16 GB Apple IPad and IPad case.
Amerant Bancorp in Coral Gables, Florida, appointed Carlos Iafigliola its permanent president and CEO; Morton Community Bank in Illinois reached a deal to buy a three-branch franchise in the Land of Lincoln; Bank First in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, agreed to acquire PSB Holdings; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
President Donald Trump administered Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's oath of office in a ceremony Friday morning. Warsh is expected to pursue changes at the central bank, including a push to reduce its $6.7 billion balance sheet.
Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said in a speech Friday that he favors holding interest rates steady until energy prices fall, but noted that the central bank should be ready to hike rates if inflation gets too far out of hand.
Cetin Duransoy said every employee at his company is now using AI in some way.
Many banks are missing revenue and cost-cutting opportunities—and potentially disenfranchising customers by not offering relevant app details.
Lenders pulled back on commercial real estate loans in 2023, as high interest rates put pressure on property values. They're now returning to the sector, and the renewed competition is prompting a pricing war.
