Growth strategies

A growing number of credit unions are balancing whether to offer points or other perks as a thank you for member loyalty and spending.

In what would be its third acquisition in a year, the company formerly known as BofI Holding is buying a firm that clears trades for independent broker-dealers.

From donations to help young scholars to honoring the military, providing relief from natural disasters and more, here's a look at how credit unions are giivng back.

The company will pay $96 million to buy HomeTown Bankshares to gain scale in western Virginia.

First Foundation sold loans to Freddie Mac to free up space for higher-yielding credits. It then bought the securities that were formed to replace other, lower-yielding assets through an often overlooked program.

Citizens & Northern will pay $43 million for the $348 million-asset Monument.

AmeriNational Community Services plans to form an industrial bank in Nevada.

Colin Walsh, Varo Money's CEO, learned a lot from his first stab at deposit insurance. Lesson one: Work with one regulator at a time.

The Mass.-based credit union is the latest to drop its federal charter in favor of state oversight.

JPMorgan's chief cautioned against expanded regulation for big companies, arguing that businesses contribute to the economy.

It will also invest in mortgage and small-business lending and in neighborhood revitalization efforts there. The moves are part of a nationwide expansion by the largest U.S. bank.

A new study breaks down the benefits consumers in the Peach State receive just from being credit union members.

The acquisitive company plans to buy Blue Hills Bancorp to boost its footprint in eastern Massachusetts.

Orlando-based Fairwinds Credit Union has a simple but effective philosophy for how it treats staff and members.

The beloved annual feature is back on Sept. 20 to highlight the magical and the mundane moments credit unions experience every day.

Edward Doherty is set to succeed Janice Houghton when she retires in November.

Montana’s Credit Unions have entered into a partnership with the Minnesota CU Network and TruLync to offer prize-linked savings to members.

Senior managers at selling banks often get big payouts and move on. But some decide (or are allowed) to stay and can make major contributions. Here are examples of execs who famously became difference makers after sticking around, or of keepers from recent deals who could have a big impact.

Notre Dame Federal Credit Union is the latest to join the Hispanic outreach program for CUs, which now serves more than 85 institutions nationwide.

Bennett Bradley, BB&T's chief digital officer, discusses how an investment in Enigma, which helps companies leverage data, fits within the regional bank's fintech strategy.