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Westbound Bank in Katy, Texas, has promoted Troy England, chief lending officer, to president.

MADISON, Wis. — CUNA Mutual Group and state CU leagues represented by the American Association of Credit Union Leagues have agreed to a three-year $64 million marketing contract expected to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2016.

Harvard Illinois Bancorp, which has struggled with persistent activist pressure and exposure to a fraud scheme, is preparing to wind down its operations.

New York Community Bancorp Inc. Chief Executive Officer Joseph Ficalora didn't have to pay taxes on $2.84 million in restricted stock he collected last year. His company picked up the tab.

Fidelity Southern in Atlanta has agreed to buy the Florida branch network of First Banks Inc. of Clayton, Mo.

Personal incomes have stagnated, consumer prices are on the rise, new home sales are declining and falling energy investments are dragging the economy down. But according to the latest CUNA Mutual Trends Report, things aren't quite bad as they seem.

Wells Fargo has named Rohan Kalbag head of commercial banking for northern California. Kalbag was the sales manager for commercial banking in California, Oregon, and Washington for Wells.

Polonia Bancorp in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has hired Joseph Svetik as its president and chief executive. Svetik recently served as a director of JTNB Bancorp and, before that, had been president and CEO of ESSA Bancorp.

Isabella Bank in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., has agreed to buy a branch from Independent Bank in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said hackers succeeded in directing traffic from its popular economic-data websites in April to phony pages where they may have attempted to steal user names and passwords.

First Capital Holdings in New York has shed three businesses.

Friendly Hills Bank in Whittier, Calif., has started offering payroll services to its clients.

Sally Myers and Rob Johnson warned attendees of CUNA CFO Council's Annual Conference to always be aware of threats and to help their credit unions identify them ahead of time.

First Foundation in Irvine, Calif., has launched a division to offer property and casualty insurance brokerage services.

Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida in Stuart has acquired First Growth Capital, a firm that handles receivables funding.

Hamilton State Bancshares in Hoschton, Ga., has agreed to acquire the $130 million-asset Highland Financial Services in Marietta, Ga.

Heartland Financial USA in Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy First Scottsdale Bank in Arizona.

NCUA announced Friday it approved a federal charter for another credit union — the Seneca Nation of Indians FCU — which will serve members of the Seneca Nation Indian tribe in western New York state.

Julie Sizer has been named chief bank operations officer at First Citizens Bank in Raleigh, N.C.

Prudential Bancorp in Philadelphia is setting the stage for a new chief executive.