Growth strategies

The deal will give ORNL access to three additional counties in the region.

Now that its deal with Texas Capital has been called off, Independent Bank in McKinney plans to scale back or exit some commercial lines and will seek to duplicate its retail banking successes in Colorado.

Lexicon Bank in Las Vegas, whose chairman was a professional gambler, is actively courting poker players to open deposit accounts for their tournament winnings.

Webster Federal Credit Union and Finger Lakes FCU plan to join forces before the end of the year, though the deal still needs approval from regulators and members.

The streaming service is taking out a two-year certificate of deposit with Hope Credit Union, which plans to use the funding to provide credit to communities often overlooked by mainstream banking.

The National Credit Union Administration will also discuss the current expected credit losses standard, which trade groups have argued that the industry should be exempt from.

CEO Greg Carmichael says the Cincinnati company has cut expenses but will proceed with branch openings in the Southeast and investments in its commercial loan and mortgage origination platforms to lay the groundwork for post-pandemic growth.

Recruiting directors from a variety of backgrounds is a challenge familiar to many credit unions. A member of one of the nation's largest CUs is calling for that institution to address the problem.

A letter from the National Taxpayers Union requested changes, such as requiring federal credit unions to fill out a certain IRS form for non-profits, before lawmakers considered easing member business lending limits.

United Methodist Federal Credit Union is set to become Interfaith Credit Union. It is also planning to absorb a small South Dakota-based institution with a similar field of membership.