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For William Thomas, sustainability is a constantly evolving mission. The early targets — energy, waste, paper and employee involvement such as reduced air travel — have mostly been achieved. Some of the bank's steps will require a different approach.

Credit unions are pushing NCUA to revert back to an 18-month examination schedule.

For some husbands and wives, wedded bliss extends beyond home and family. These dynamic duos run banks together, and their institutions share something else in common: consistent, high performance.

Depositors at mutuals in Ohio and Massachusetts have approved measures making it more difficult for their institutions to convert to stock ownership. Still, many industry observers believe the mutual industry is poised for more consolidation.

The Payments Security Task Force and the EMV Migration Forum will offer educational materials about EMV-chip card payments, including templates of social media posts and hashtags; educational downloads that include visual aids and training guides; media interview tips; and more.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council has a mandate to designate nonbank financial companies as systemically important based on criteria established by Congress. Its designation decisions should not be predetermined by the actions of global regulators.

CU executives are willing to go to great lengths to help their communities, as demonstrated by GTE Financial's dunk tank fundraiser.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp in Paso Robles, Calif., has named Jason Castle chief financial officer, following CFO Lonny Robinson's resignation after grooming him for the job.

The U.S. trustee who oversees the bankruptcy case filed by Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. said the case should be dismissed because the financial condition of the hospital is too far gone.

There's good reason to be wary of government data collection. But not all government data collection is problematic. The facts about particular government data collection programs matter.