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Combining the two Southern California-based institutions will create the state's eighth-largest credit union. The deal is also a homecoming of sorts of Xceed CEO Teresa Freeborn, who was previously an executive at Kinecta.

The Los Angeles company said Chang Liu, who runs its bank, will succeed Pin Tai, who is retiring.

A merger proposal at Partners Financial Federal Credit Union was rejected in a member vote. The failure has revealed tensions between management and the board.

The South Carolina-based credit union will buy two locations from Arkansas-based Bank OZK as it moves to exit the Palmetto State.

The Boulder-based institution can now serve consumers across 16 different counties, or more than 88% of the state's population.

A deal to merge Riverset CU into Allegant Community FCU will create the third-largest credit union in western Pennsylvania.

Center Parc Credit Union, which will operate as a unit of Atlanta Postal, is set to open a pair of Walmart branches this year and a free-standing facility in 2021.

Citizens Bancorp Investment has agreed to buy American Bancshares in a deal expected to close later this year.

Jay Hendricks, the company's chief operating officer, will succeed William Foster in August.

Several big bank mergers fell apart after the coronavirus hit. But Bryan Jordan, First Horizon's CEO, said the pandemic validated plans to cut costs and invest more in digital upgrades.

Jim Nussle, CEO of the Credit Union National Association, recently argued that Congress should do away entirely with FOM requirements. Such a move would further favor credit unions over banks.

Backers say a bill to limit asset growth instead of restricting brokered funds addresses concerns about expanding balance sheets at troubled banks. But skeptics worry it would open the door to greater risk.

The New York commercial bank says geographic diversification is a long-term necessity and that the interplay of its private banking and commercial banking businesses has helped it withstand the economic shock of the coronavirus.

Jim Nussle, CEO of the Credit Union National Association, recently argued that Congress should do away entirely with FOM requirements. Such a move would further favor credit unions over banks.

Members of NW Iowa Credit Union soundly rejected merging into Siouxland Federal Credit Union. The pandemic could lead to more unexpected results.

The $338 million-asset institution already serves more than 3,000 members in the county who were able to join through affiliations with Harford County.

The New York-area companies' $489 million agreement runs counter to recent merger pacts built around branch cuts and more tech spending.

Ride-hailing services and public transit were gaining ground until the pandemic struck, but the outbreak has quickly and radically changed how consumers think about buying cars.

The credit union has agreed to buy Elberfeld State Bank, broadening its reach in the Evansville, Ind., market.

The deal will create an $11 billion-asset banking company with operations in a number of markets around New York City.