Missouri

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

The Illinois-based credit union has broadened its field of membership to include two Missouri counties and issued another dividend.

Bill Schirmer, president and CEO of Evansville Teachers FCU, will serve a three-year term on a panel for the Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis.

Members of District 8 Highway Employees CU have approved a proposal to become part of Metro Credit Union.

The Lee's Summit, Mo.-based institution has paid out $350,000 over the last five years to members.

Reliance Bancshares was in a position to reject five buyout offers over the course of a year before it got one it liked.

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

When Trinity Capital in New Mexico put itself up for sale last summer, it reached out to several local banks to gauge their interest. Then came a surprise offer from a suitor based a thousand miles away.

Mike Walsh, former CEO of Jefferson County Bancshares, has become a director at St. Louis Bank.

CUs in Kansas, Missouri, Texas and Florida have joined the Kansas City-area credit union service organization.