BURLINGTON, Mass. - (06/13/06) Members of Milestone FCU votedlast Thursday to merge the credit union into Hancom FCU, in nearbyBedford, Mass., to create one of the Bay States biggestcredit unions, with $550 million in assets and 42,000 members. Thecombined entity will operate 14 branches in Massachusetts andVirginia. Milestone, with $90 million in assets, was sponsored bythe Mitre Corp. and numerous select groups. Hanscom FCU waschartered to serve employes working at Hanscom Air Force Base andnow serves hundreds of SEGs. Milestone members will obtain expandedInternet and telephone service, including instant loan decisionswhen applying online, as well as new mortgage loan options, and theresources of an investment counselor offering more investmentoptions to members. Hanscom FCU members will be able to apply for amortgage or home equity loan in all 50 states; previously they werelimited to New England properties
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Lake Shore Bancorp in Western New York has reached a "standstill agreement" with the Stilwell Group, which has promised not to force a merger or sale in the next three years.
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Swiss banking giant UBS Group received federal approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to convert its $1.6 trillion-asset UBS Bank USA from a Utah-chartered industrial bank to a national charter.
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Early industry reaction to the Federal Reserve's Basel III proposals points to potential capital relief for banks, though stakeholders say the complexity of the changes makes their overall impact unclear.
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Financial institutions that delay or fail to take this leap risk losing customers and revenue, said speakers at the inaugural On-Chain Executive Summit.
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CISA and Microsoft urge organizations to secure endpoint management systems as threat actors increasingly seek to disrupt operations with wiper malware.
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Piermont Bank hired Dennis Day for a new executive role focused on payments; the American Bankers Association announced the global expansion of its widely used Fraud Contact Directory; MC Bankshares moved one step closer to finalizing its sale to an investor group; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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