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First American Bank agreed to sell its Iowa branches to GreenState just weeks after arranging the transfer of its Florida locations to another credit union.

Credit unions can prepare for the next recession by understanding past cycles, utilizing modern technology and training staff.

Besides the Iowa branch deal, First American Bank is also selling certain assets and liabilities in Florida in a previously announced transaction.

Apple Card's user experience will pressure contactless and digital wallet innovation, an area where banks have already fallen behind, contends MyGini's Mehmet Sezgin.

The president said that European Central Bank President Mario Draghi would do a better job overseeing monetary policy in the U.S. than Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

Credit unions and the rest of the financial services sector, in the spirit of recent criminal justice reform, should be more open to hiring workers with low-level criminal convictions.

Valley, which had focused on Florida in recent years, will double its market share in Bergen County with the $740 million acquisition.

Ken Lehman recently bought a block of shares in Village Bank & Trust Financial.

Some signed on because the deal didn't require using or promoting Libra; Chicago bank may get stuck with $190 million of losses from U.K. mutual fund.

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