Florida

Community South Credit Union and LSI teamed up in the wake of Hurricane Michael to put a new spin on collections calls.

Richard Bowe is alleged to have made false statements on loan applications totaling more than $96,000.

The Florida institution is the latest in a slew of credit unions to join the program focused on serving the Hispanic community.

The $263 million portfolio has been covered by a loss-share agreement since an investor group bought the failed BankUnited in 2009.

Inclusiv's annual conference in Florida focused on the rocky road ahead for small credit unions – and how to ease the way forward.

City National Bank said the foundation will buy houses and hold onto them until the buyer lines up financing.

In remarks at the Inclusiv conference, NCUA Chairman Mark McWatters pledged to help small CUs but said they're responsible for their own business plan and can't expect NCUA to do the hard work for them.

From branch networks to technology and cybersecurity concerns, there's plenty to keep leaders of CDFIs and small CUs awake at night.

The change comes two months after the bank was spun off from its Venezuelan parent company.

The League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates has distributed more than $70,000 to help rebuild after the storm ravaged the Florida Panhandle.

BankMobile will remain part of Customers for at least two years after regulatory snags derailed a plan to transfer the unit to a Florida bank.

Donations to CUAid will go toward assisting credit union employees and volunteers impacted by the storm.

The storm could impact as many as 57,000 homes and cause more than $13 billion in damages, according to one estimate.

The Miami-area credit union is the latest to migrate to Sharetec's core banking platform.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency lowered the $14 billion-asset thrift in Cleveland to “needs to improve” from "satisfactory."

Achieva Credit Union has purchased Preferred Community Bank in Fort Myers, Fla.

Trellance has acquired IronSafe, which provides data analytics to more than 2,300 credit unions.

Two credit unions are part of a fintech pilot program to help borrowers set aside money to pay down student debt faster.

Gerri Sexsion, who has led the credit union since 1997, is set to retire in early 2019.

USAA will be eliminating 265 home sales and lending positions, but it already has offered nearly 100 of the affected workers different jobs within its mortgage unit.