Iowa

Hills Bancorp. in Hills, Iowa, expects to record a nearly $2 million impairment charge in the fourth quarter.

OTTUMWA, Iowa — Last year, Community 1st Credit Union wanted to find a way to increase the number of members who considered the CU their primary financial institution.

MidWestOne Financial Group in Iowa City has agreed to buy Central Bancshares in Golden Valley, Minn.

Central Bancshares in Muscatine, Iowa, has agreed to buy Buffalo Prairie State Bank in Buffalo Prairie, Ill.

Chemical CU in Clinton, Iowa, has agreed to merge with DuTrac Community CU in Dubuque, Iowa.

Bankers are worried that a new proposal will allow Farm Credit institutions to invest in non-farming businesses. The Farm Credit Administration denies those claims, stating that the proposal is designed to comply with the Dodd-Frank Act.

Heartland Financial USA in Dubuque, Iowa, has agreed to buy Community Banc-Corp of Sheboygan in Wisconsin.

A pair of banking companies announced plans to consolidate their community bank brands.

DES MOINES, Iowa — As mobile payments becomes more ubiquitous, card tokenization efforts are on the rise.

The Iowa Credit Union Division has placed Louden Depot Community Credit Union in Fairfield, Iowa, into receivership.

Boards at community banks are being asked to have greater oversight of cybersecurity issues as data breaches continue to mount. The challenge is balancing such work with other demands.

Regulators have released MetaBank in Storm Lake, Iowa, from a consent order tied to a payday-like loan program it once offered.

Heartland Financial USA in Dubuque, Iowa, posted higher second-quarter earnings after growing loans organically and through acquisitions.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Thanks to host card emulation (HCE), tap-and-go may well become the primary way consumers pay with their phones at the point of sale.

Regulators seized the two subsidiaries of Iowa-based River Valley Bancorp. on Friday, one in Illinois and the other in Florida.

Peoples Bank of Indianola in Iowa has agreed to buy Pleasantville State Bank in Iowa.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Idaho, Iowa and Virginia continue to lead the way in state-level gains, according to NCUA.

TS Banking Group in Treynor, Iowa, has agreed to buy Tioga Bank Holding Co. in Tioga, N.D.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Momentum is building for debit EMV as the SHAZAM Network and Visa Inc. announced an agreement Wednesday to enable issuers to use Visa's common debit application identifier (AID) for Visa- and SHAZAM-branded cards and transactions.