Growth strategies

Orange County Bancorp has identified two neighboring counties for expansion.

The $20 million-asset Stephens-Franklin Teachers Credit Union will merge into Peach State later this week.

The acquisition will increase Horizon’s core deposits and add branches around Indianapolis.

The $45 million purchase will provide Peoples with eight branches and $244 million in deposits.

Taxi medallion loans are going nowhere fast, but loans to drivers for ride-hailing services like Uber could help replace some of those losses on credit union lending portfolios.

A look at how credit unions are giving back and making a difference in their communities.

Inclusiv's annual conference in Florida focused on the rocky road ahead for small credit unions – and how to ease the way forward.

ATBancorp had an unusual footprint that included a small bank and a number of fee-based businesses. But it had to slim down before it could find a buyer.

Big banks have plans to open hundreds of branches in new markets to add deposits, but smaller regionals have largely sought to hold the line on costs. Cullen/Frost Bankers' decision to double its branch count in Houston may be a sign that midsize banks are rethinking their retail strategy.

One CEO argues that megabanks aren’t just too big too fail – they’ve failed because they’re too big and lost sight of what's in the interest of consumers.