New York

Charlie Scharf, the former chief executive officer of Visa Inc., was named chairman of the New York City Ballet, the largest dance organization in the U.S.

The Buffalo, N.Y., company is filling gaps created when Mark Czarnecki, its former president, died in February after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered closer scrutiny of a New York law that bars merchants from imposing surcharges on credit card purchases, giving a group of retailers a partial victory by saying the measure might violate their free-speech rights.

The New York bank will double in size while gaining greater access to Long Island and low-cost deposits that should come in handy as interest rates rise.

The agreement comes three months after Astoria and New York Community Bancorp called off plans to merge.

The executive, who was also M&T's chief operating officer, died on Sunday after an extended illness.

The regulations follow a series of web attacks and data breaches, and require vigorous defense, reporting and response strategies.

Long Island-based CU celebrating 50th anniversary and hitting the $1 billion-asset mark this year.

Five federally insured, low-income credit unions earned certification as community development financial institutions

The company has been producing solid loan growth in recent quarters.�@9@e