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There is space for banks to enter a market they largely ignore, according to William Phelan, president of PayNet.

Judy Long, president of First Citizens National Bank in Dyersburg, Tenn., launched the Smart Women financial literacy program after seeing female customers struggle with managing their finances.

The Detroit bank wants to focus on its core business instead, but other institutions have seen rapid growth in loans for recreational vehicles and other large pieces of transportation equipment.

Santander Bank said Wednesday that the OCC had terminated a 2015 consent order related to an identity protection product. It is one of several regulatory headaches the bank and its parent company have resolved lately.

The company said it could use proceeds to fund organic growth or acquisitions.

The National Credit Union Administration’s only newly chartered credit union so far this year hopes to reach a highly unique target membership.

Ismat Aziz is the Minneapolis bank's new chief human resources officer, the same position she held for the telecommunications company.

The Lightning Connector eliminates the need for merchants using the Square Reader to rely on a 3.5mm headphone jack of a smartphone or tablet to operate with its mobile app.

The Ohio regional will start offering advisory services to professional athletes after it buys Franklin Street Partners.

From funding libraries to providing financial educatoin and more, here's another look at how credit unions are improving the lives of others well beyond banking services.