Growth strategies

The deal with Frandsen Financial is the 12th bank M&A transaction this year involving a seller in Wisconsin.

Shore Community Bank, which has five branches in Ocean County, will sell for $53 million.

Nearly 100 institutions now take part in the initiative to bring affordable financial services to Spanish-speaking and immigrant consumers.

The Michigan-based CUSO has acquired a stake in NestReady, giving it exclusive industry rights on the mortgage technology firm's products.

The Orange County-based CU had served a few cities around Los Angeles but state officials have now approved its application to serve all of Los Angeles County.

The first full day of America's Credit Union Conference in Orlando hit on a variety of topics, including narrowing the gender gap and ongoing attacks from banks.

First Internet is poised to acquire an SBA lending team to help it meet an ambitious loan target for the year — a target the CEO plans on doubling in coming years.

Millions of Americans feel let down by the government and other trusted entities, but credit unions are stepping forward to fill the void.

With millions of consumers switching their primary financial institution annually, many credit unions are faced with a quandary: come up with the money for digital offerings or risk losing a growth opportunity.

A Wisconsin credit union's agreement to acquire a small Chicago bank, the eighth credit union-bank deal this year, led bankers to once again call for policymakers to slow the trend. A credit union trade group complained that banks are trying to stifle competition.