Growth strategies

Craig Kauffman had been a regional executive for Susquehanna Bancshares and BB&T.

Another look at how credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

Organizers of Piermont Bank said in their application with the FDIC that they want to raise $100 million and eventually operate in several urban coastal communities.

Keith Mestrich, who runs the union-founded bank, plans to use a more liquid stock to pursue acquisitions in cities such as Boston, Seattle and Los Angeles.

The Georgia Bulldogs football coach appears in a new commercial for Georgia United Credit Union, part of a five-year partnership between UGA athletics and the credit union.

Whether through time, money, service or other means, credit unions are finding a variety of ways to give back to their communtiies.

Guaranty Bancorp could have had a different owner if not for a suitor’s ill-timed stock hiccup that gave a rival the upper hand.

Northern Credit Union in New York has shed its federal charter, while Gale CU in Illinois has converted to a community charter.

The transaction was set up to give Mercantil more autonomy to expand in South Florida, Houston and New York.

Your latest look at how credit unions are giving back and making a difference.