Ohio

The home, the road and credit card rewards are some key areas CUs are zeroing in on as spring approaches.

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — The ATM maker Diebold has deployed a machine at Diebold FCU that operates without a card reader or PIN pad.

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) in Columbus, Ohio, has eliminated a $10 overdraft protection transfer fee for consumer and small business customers.

When a business needs to get in sync with its suppliers, that's logistics, as the shipping jingle goes.

Westfield Bancorp in Westfield Center, Ohio, has agreed to buy Valley Savings Bank in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The deal will give Westfield two additional branches and boost its assets to nearly $1 billion.

First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) in Indiana, Pa., is bringing its corporate banking business to Ohio.

United Community Financial (UCFC) in Youngstown, Ohio, has hired an outside executive to become its next president and chief executive.

Wayne Savings Bancshares (WAYN) in Wooster, Ohio, is looking for a new chief executive.

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) in Columbus, Ohio, has poached as executive from U.S. Bancorp (USB) as its new chief financial officer.

Third Federal Savings and Loan in Cleveland is planning to expand its residential lending into several additional states.

First Citizens Banc (FCZA) in Sandusky, Ohio, will close three branches to cut costs.

First Citizens Banc Corp (FCZA) in Sandusky, Ohio, has exited the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

First Defiance Financial (FDEF) in Defiance, Ohio, has agreed to buy First Community Bank in Columbus, Ohio.

United Bancorp in Martins Ferry, Ohio, said its chief executive is stepping aside and that his son will take over day-to-day management.

CFBank in Fairlawn, Ohio, has been released from a cease-and-desist order issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

KeyCorp may ultimately need to buy some niche business lines, or sell its operations in some fringe markets, to cure its efficiency woes.

The $2.1 billion-asset People will pay $12.6 million in cash and stock for the $91 million-asset Midwest in a transaction that is expected to close by mid-2014. Midwest also has $61 million in loans and $79 million in deposits.

First Citizens Banc Corp (FCZA) in Sandusky, Ohio, is planning to exit the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland has freed United Community Financial (UCFC) from a six-month-old enforcement action.

Merchants Bancorp in Hillsboro, Ohio, has agreed to buy certain assets and assume certain liabilities of a DCB Financial (DCBF) branch.