More than 89 credit union representatives turned out here for the Georgia-South Carolina Management and Volunteers' Institutes. The respective state leagues began hosting the conferences, which are held simultaneously, last year. Among those addressing the meeting were Steve Abercrombie, president of Business Resources Services in Seattle, and Ed Callahan, former NCUA board chair and CEO of Patelco CU in San Francisco. A panel on taxation featured Scott Earl, president of the Utah League of Credit Unions, Patrick Jury, VP of the Iowa Credit Union League, and Pamela Leavitt, VP Governmental Affairs/Public Relations for the Credit Union Association of Oregon. The panelists were introduced by Gary Kohn, VP Legislative Affairs and Senior Legislative Counsel for CUNA. Kohn also spoke to attendees on the taxation issue and of CUNA's involvement.
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The Arkansas-based company spent nearly four years on the M&A sidelines, grappling with asset quality issues and litigation tied to its 2022 acquisition of Texas-based Happy State Bank. Now it's signed a letter of intent to buy an unnamed bank.
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The company cited efforts to improve profitability behind its decision, with Popular joining a line of other banks in ending mortgage operations in 2025.
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The 23rd annual dinner honored bankers and finance leaders at the top of the industry.
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Zelle's parent Early Warning Services said Friday it was planning to take its peer-to-peer payments network international through a new stablecoin initiative. It says the details will come later.
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Nicolet Bankshares has agreed to buy MidWestOne Financial in an $864 million, all-stock deal. The acquisition will move the Wisconsin-based buyer into Iowa and the Twin Cities, while also allowing it to vault past a key regulatory threshold.
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A think tank report details setbacks in U.S. cyber strategy, from shuttered partnerships and staff cuts to the expiration of key info-sharing laws.
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