Ohio

The institution formerly known as School Employees Loraine County Credit Union launched its new name on Jan. 2.

The company agreed to pay $41 million for Victory Community Bank.

The Peach State is the latest to offer gamified savings programs as an incentive to draw in deposits and improve consumers' behavior.

Recent closings could portend a stiffer regulatory stance on capital adequacy and risk.

The application for Riverside Bank of Dublin comes just six months after another group opened a bank in a nearby market.

The tiny Monarch Federal Credit Union joined Firefighters & Company FCU in order to offer its 1,000 members a wider range of products.

The Columbus, Ohio-based institution will promote Jarod Bach to president once Christine Leslie steps down.

Warsaw Federal will keep its name and charter after joining First Mutual Holding in Lakewood, Ohio.

The Cincinnati bank applied in May to convert its Ohio state charter amid an expansion into Texas and Colorado and the completion of its merger with MB Financial.

A proposed combination of First Defiance and United Financial is designed to create an Ohio company that can better weather shocks from lower rates and economic uncertainty.

The deal between First Defiance and United Community would create a $6 billion-asset bank.

Farmers will pay $40 million for the bank, which is in an affluent area in northeast Ohio.

Two Michigan credit unions were sued by an individual who claimed their websites didn't comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

First Mutual Holding is buying the tiny Blue Grass Federal and keeping its charter. The deal will allow the seller to save costs and maintain its autonomy.

Siemens Mobility has announced it’s working with Bytemark, a company Siemens partially owns, to develop a payment solution enabling riders to pay once for a trip across the city using multiple public and private modes of transit, from buses to scooters.

The industry has long worried that the ability-to-repay rule gives borrowers an avenue to fight foreclosure, but one plaintiff’s experience may discourage others from trying.

Ancora Advisors also suggested that the company get rid of its current management team.

The Cleveland regional said the matter is tied to a commercial client and that law enforcement is investigating it.

These programs are allowed in a majority of states, but only a small portion of credit unions offer them. That may change as the need for deposits grows and consumer expectations shift.

The Cincinnati bank could add about $30 million a year in noninterest income with its deal for the capital markets firm Bannockburn Global Forex.