PLAQUEMINE, La. – Dow Chemical FCU became the latest credit union to distance itself from its chief corporate sponsor with approval to convert to a community charter serving more than one millions residents surrounding Baton Rouge.
The 35-year-old credit union has $150 million in assets and 18,000 members.
The credit union operates three branches and plans to open a fourth later this year in Walker.
The Federal Reserve governor's term was set to expire in January and President Donald Trump has made it clear that she would not be reappointed. The vacancy will give Trump an opportunity to appoint someone new to the central bank's board.
Direct-to-consumer earned wage access provider EarnIn is rolling out Live Pay, a service that "streams" consumers' paychecks via a Visa card. It's a model banks could replicate.
Deal for Clay County Savings Bank leaves Verimore Bank primed to add market share in a fast-growing Kansas City neighborhood
Columbus-based Northwest Bancshares finalized its acquisition of Penns Woods Bancorp; Barclays becomes the second U.K.-based bank to leave the Zero Banking Alliance; BankUnited announces the appointment of Michael Mitchell as executive vice president, director of branch banking; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
First Foundation is in transformation mode, after a capital infusion and new management gave it some power to remix its challenged balance sheet. But the bank just took its third quarterly loss out of the last four quarters.
The Cleveland bank is working with Personetics to provide advice and help to digital banking customers that takes into account their circumstances, current transactions and history.
