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First Mariner's holding company, First Mariner Bancorp (FMAR), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February as part of a $100 million recapitalization plan.

BETHALTO, Ill. — Laclede Community Credit Union and 1st MidAmerica CU have agreed to merge.

M&T Bank (MTB) in Buffalo reported lower earnings in the first quarter as customer activity dwindled in the first two months of 2014 and costs associated with regulatory requirements grew.

U.S. Bank has agreed to buy Ally Bank's document-custodian business.

KENTWOOD, Mich. — An armed man dressed as a woman robbed Community West Credit Union last week and then led police on a high-speed chase that ended up with the suspect crashing his motorcycle.

Kenneth Lehman is getting ready to increase his stake in Liberty Bell Bank (LBBB) in Marlton, N.J.

WARREN, Mich. — Member Driven Technologies, a CUSO that supplies IT solutions to credit unions across the United States, said two CUs have signed to convert their core processing to Symitar Episys via the MDT solution.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA's Central Liquidity Facility showed positive performance trends during the first quarter of 2014, with stock dividend rates increasing to 0.25%, the regulator announced Friday.

Two former executives of Sonoma Valley Bank have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a $9.5 million fraud scheme.

BofI Holding (BOFI) in San Diego has agreed to buy certain assets and all the deposits of H&R Block Bank.

WASHINGTON — A bill introduced by Republican Sen. Dan Coats could reduce some of the regulatory burden on the backs of financial institutions below $10 billion in assets.

A former executive at Solara National Bancorp (SLRK) could start working with an activist investor to alter the size and composition of the Lakewood Village, Colo., company's board.

How are CUSOs helping credit unions and their members?

Two of the largest credit union service organizations, both based in California, report that business is good, despite numerous financial and regulatory challenges.

SAN DIEGO — A new credit union service organization is helping credit unions collect on charged-off accounts and return "prior prime" members to their former CUs.

First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) in Indiana, Pa., has a new chief financial officer.

Cordia Bancorp (BVA) in Midlothian, Va., has raised $15.4 million.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Credit unions frequently cite compliance as one of their biggest burdens. And now, so are credit union service organizations.

Pathfinder Bancorp (PBHC) in Oswego, N.Y., is planning to convert from a mutual thrift to a fully public holding company.

The Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously confirmed James Biery as a commissioner of the Pennsylvania Banking and Securities Commission.