Growth strategies

It’s great for bragging rights, but when banks make large investments in technology they run the risk of irritating investors who think they’re spending too much money for too little payback.

Lakeland will expand its operations in three counties in its home state of New Jersey with the $57 million acquisition.

After working to restore profitability and re-instituting growth policies, one CEO looks back on what it took to help a credit union change course.

Seacoast readily agreed to buy First Green Bank. The next step is determining which of the seller's programs, including car-charging stations and discounted rates for green projects, to keep.

The company will enter the Iowa cities of Des Moines and Dubuque as part of the $170 million acquisition.

Another look at how credit unions are giving back and making a difference in the communities they serve.

The Illinois company will become one of the area's top 10 banks after buying Bank of Edwardsville.

The Tennessee-based CU is issuing a $3 million special dividend and plans to make donations to local nonprofits in celebration of its 70th anniversary.

Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles will pay more of the deal price in cash, prompting SWNB Bancorp to postpone its shareholder vote.

Kirk Drake, author of "Credit Union 2.0," offered CUs tips and strategies to help guide their growth strategies.

Farmers & Merchants will pay $89 million for the parent of Bank of Geneva.

Credit unions are getting recognized for being great places to work, along with a variety of philanthropic activities.

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.