Iowa

Besides the Iowa branch deal, First American Bank is also selling certain assets and liabilities in Florida in a previously announced transaction.

New legislation in Iowa that allows banks and credit unions to use electronic notaries could help local lenders compete with online competitors.

New legislation in Iowa that allows banks and credit unions to utilize electronic notaries could help local lenders compete with online competitors.

Innovation is part of Emily Girsch's daily routine. That's why the chief financial officer at Lincoln Savings Bank in Cedar Falls, Iowa, spends a lot of time thinking about the need to modernize bank regulations for the digital age.

The disaster has caused billions of dollars in damages across several Midwestern states.

Rising waters in the Cornhusker State have already caused in excess of $1 billion in damages.

BrightWise is a joint venture among the Iowa CU League, its holding company and LMG Security. The initiative aims to teach credit union professionals how to better protect their institutions.

The company will open its first office in Iowa after buying the business from Bankers Trust.

Two Iowa CUs had to come up with new names after a 2018 law prohibited them from using state universities as part of their brand identity.

E.J. Donaghey has left University of Illinois Credit Union to become the new president and CEO of Fort Dodge, Iowa-based Citizens Community CU.

In the tug-of-war over merchants refusing either cash or cards embroiling local governments in New Jersey, New York City and Philadelphia, the Iowa State Fair is taking the middle ground. Beginning next year, all fair vendors will be required to accept cash, cards and contactless payments through First Data’s Clover devices.

The Iowa company will pay $94 million for a bank with five branches and $727 million in loans.

Heartland said the sales will allow it to focus on other operations.

Senator Elizabeth Warren’s first trip to Iowa as a likely presidential candidate highlighted her fiery anti-Wall Street populism.

The two institutions had to change their names after a law passed in the Hawkeye State that forbid CUs from using a state university in their names.

Wells Fargo will lay off 1,000 workers primarily from its mortgage unit in the first major round of a previously announced plan to cut the bank's workforce by as much as 10% over the next three years.

Bob Kressig, who is running for re-election of his state house seat, helped defeat a measure earlier this year that would have increased taxes on Iowa credit unions.

ATBancorp had an unusual footprint that included a small bank and a number of fee-based businesses. But it had to slim down before it could find a buyer.

Victor Miguel Corro, a former WOCCU staffer, has taken the helm at Coopera following Miriam De Dios Woodward's move to PolicyWorks.

Credit unions in Iowa and across the west were honored for their work aiding immigrants and financial education for students, respectively.