Credit unions are helping students pay for college with scholarships in addition to getting involved in their communities in other ways.

Banks say easing rules on people with some criminal records will diversify the applicant pool; deal with Synchrony may be near.

At a recent House hearing with large-bank CEOs, lawmakers’ focus on the compensation gap between the C-suite and lower-level employees echoed a broader discussion about pay inequity.

The current compensation rule, which was last updated more than two decades ago, is confusing, industry experts said.

The cold, hard truth of bank mergers is that rivals often steal top producers and convince customers the bigger bank won’t care about them anymore. The CEOs of the merging banks explain their retention efforts.

Daniel J. Machon Jr., who was previously the CEO of Stonebridge Bank, has taken the helm at the West Chester, Pa.-based institution.

Tax refund payment fraud has become far more sophisticated with attacks targeting tax professionals, human resource departments and even payroll offices, writes Deb Geister, financial crimes strategist and subject matter expert for NICE Actimize.

Douglas Ankrom, who is currently chief financial officer at the Belpre, Ohio-based institution, will take over for Michael Iaderosa, who will retire later this year.

Executives at the Tennessee banks are using the biggest bank merger in a decade to aggressively recruit lenders and clients in Southeastern markets.

A mortgage advisor, a chief legal counsel and a vice president of member experience were just some of the appointments credit unions have recently made.