Colorado

First Express of Nebraska in Gering and First Wyoming Bancorp. in Laramie have agreed to merge. The companies did not disclose the price of the deal, which is expected to close by mid-2016.

Southwest Bancorp in Stillwater, Okla., has hired a group of former National Bank Holdings commercial lenders to lead its Colorado market.

The $140 million-asset company said in a press release Thursday that Martin May would also become its president.

Citywide Banks of Colorado in Denver has raised $7 million from private-equity investors.

The American Bankers Association named Georgia community banker Daniel Blanton its new chairman and elected three additional officers during its annual convention.

National Bank Holdings in Greenwood Village, Colo., has negotiated an early termination of the loss-share agreements that backed up its acquisitions of two failed banks.

National Bank Holdings in Greenwood Village, Colo., has filed an application to convert NBH Bank from a national association to a Colorado state-charted bank.

FirstBank Holding in Lakewood, Colo., has picked new presidents for its Denver market and its market for the western suburbs of Denver.

Heartland Financial USA is Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy CIC Bancshares in Denver.

CPI Card Group, which makes payment cards for firms including Bank of America and American Express, aims to raise about $300 million in an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the company's plans.

Metrum Community Credit Union, a $60-million institution based in Centennial, Colo., announced that its application for a community charter was approved by the board of the Colorado Division of Financial Services.

Glacier Bancorp in Kalispell, Mont., has agreed to buy Cañon National Bank in Cañon City, Colo., for $31.8 million.

FirstBank Holding in Lakewood, Colo., reported higher profit through the first half of this year, as both loans and deposits grew.

Panelists focus on small credit union sustainability and growth at the combined America's CU and World Credit Union Conference. Topics included recruiting and retaining top talent, tackling technology, managing merger mania and the power of differentiation.

CoBiz Financial in Denver has added the owner, chairman and chief executive of the Colorado Rockies baseball franchise to its board.

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Partner Colorado CU and others tell CUNA/World Council Conference that legal marijuana industry is underserved market with lots of opportunity for growth.

No matter what nation they're from or what language they speak, credit unions around the globe have more in common than they do in contrast.

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