California

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.

From "BayBucks" to service excellence awards, California's Bay Federal Credit Union is committed to recognizing staff who go the extra mile.

Hanmi Financial wants SWNB in Houston to pay a termination fee, citing "material breaches" of covenants tied to their now-defunct merger agreement.

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 law gives residents more — and welcome — control over their data. But it will take work for credit unions to meet the new requirements, such as possibly having to amend third-party vendor agreements.

Riverside, Calif.-based Altura Credit Union believes happy staffers will lead to happy members.

The legislation would help small-business owners better evaluate financing options by requiring updated disclosures.

The merger, recently approved by Denali's membership, will create a $2.2 billion-asset credit union with dozens of branches across five Western states.

All three credit unions hold less than $250 million in assets.

The legislation, which creates new disclosure standards for financing costs, could hamstring commercial lenders that offer revolving credit facilities.

The Los Angeles company will also gain its first branches in Nevada after completing the $467 million acquisition.

Technology developers have little choice but to see big data deals like Mastercard’s reported collaboration with Google as an opportunity for deep, actionable analysis, setting aside the chilling effect of privacy concerns and a consumer buy in.

Hanmi thought it was all set to buy SWNB in Houston, but the seller was unable to secure enough shareholder votes to back the deal.

SDCCU’s member base increased by 10 percent during the first half of 2018, while total assets remain at $8.4 billion.

The decision to adopt the name Axos Bank seems to put more distance between the company and its internet roots.

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

The Oakland bank has raised $25 million through a private placement of common stock.

CO-OP Financial Services is currently pilot testing the new data-driven tool with credit unions in its shared branching network.

Cook has been with the credit union since 2015, and his appointment to the top job follows months of tumult after the previous CEO was fired in March.

The board chair for CoastHills Credit Union says a wrongful termination suit by ousted CEO Jeff York is full of "false allegations," and that the credit union acted in the "best interests" of members.