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Mesaba, which is also based in Minnesota, is the parent of American Bank of the North and Lake Bank.

The Greenville, S.C.-based institution will gain three branches and about $100 million in assets if members of Anderson Federal Credit Union approve the transaction.

Southwest Bancshares in San Antonio will have assets of $1.5 billion when it absorbs two affiliated banking companies in nearby cities.

Credit unions won the day as the Supreme Court rejected an appeal that would have limited consumers' access to financial services. Now Congress must act to remove those field-of-membership restrictions entirely.

The industry claimed victory over banks as the Supreme Court elected not to hear a challenge to a controversial 2016 rule, but the landscape has shifted dramatically since NCUA approved the measure.

The court's decision not to consider an appeal from the American Bankers Association is likely to be the last step in a legal saga dating back to 2016.

The Loan Source, the nonbank lender buying the Paycheck Protection Program loans, has similar deals in place with other lenders.

Following the completion of a merger between Canyon State CU and Deer Valley CU, the combined institution has unveiled its new name.

The pandemic has propelled digital banking to the forefront faster than expected and in ways that will have a lasting impact for credit unions.

The outbreak has completely upended whatever expectations the industry had heading into 2020. Here's key areas that have been shaped by the pandemic, some potentially forever.