New Mexico

Juan Fernandez Ceballos will take the helm at the state league following Paul Stull’s retirement this summer.

Amy Nigrelli will serve as CMO of the Albuquerque-based credit union, one of two recent personnel moves there.

The trade group supported 11 incumbents running for re-election, including the embattled Maine Sen. Susan Collins, and may have helped Republicans maintain control of the Senate.

COVID-19 diagnoses in McKinley County, which includes Gallup, account for nearly a quarter of the state's cases. That has forced officials to take drastic action.

Seeking to expand financial services access, tribal officials and some firms want regulators to award Community Reinvestment Act credit to any bank that funds projects in Native American communities.

The Los Alamos, N.M.-based institution said that Dwayne Herrera would take over as CEO after its previous leader took another job.

Earlier this year Joe Christian was named to lead the Albuquerque, N.M.-based institution on an interim basis after its previous CEO resigned.

Bank 34 will no longer sell mortgages in the secondary market as it looks to reduce its reliance on volatile revenue streams.

The Mile High City has been disrupted by a number of big bank mergers, which could increase competitive pressures on CUs across the state.

The Mile High City has been disrupted by a number of big M&A deals, providing an opening for other banks to benefit.

Joe Christian, executive vice president of operations, will take the helm at Albuquerque-based Nusenda Credit Union after CEO Terry Laudick stepped down.

The Nusenda Credit Union Foundation, which is being honored with a Wegner Award, works with its partners to find creative solutions to unmet needs, including its mircolending program, Co-op Capital.

Michael Athens was the Albuquerque, N.M.-based institution's vice president of operations before serving as interim president and CEO.

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.

The Missouri company will pay $213 million for the largest bank in Los Alamos, N.M.

The small New Mexico-based institution will now be able to offer services like mobile banking and online loan applications.

BayCom in Walnut Creek, Calif., would have a bigger presence in the Albuquerque area after buying Bethlehem Financial.

Rebeca Romero Rainey, while known as compassionate banker and less of a firebrand than her predecessor at the trade group, will take firm stands for small banks on reg relief, innovation and fair play, say those who know her.

Longtime CEO John Radebaugh will retire July 1, at which time EVP/COO Dan Schline will take the helm.

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