Oregon

While industry consolidation remains slow compared with previous years, certain regions are humming along with strong volume and improved pricing. Here’s a look at each region based on June 30 data from KBW and S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Oregon-based CU increased its loan portfolio by $17.5 million.

TriMet, the regional transportation system based in Portland, Ore., recently began a test of a reloadable fare system and later this year it will add Near Field Communication-based payments via bank cards and smartphones to its pilot.

Oregon-based CU now can serve the licensed insurance industry nationwide.

Rogue Credit Union is growing rapidly, but insists it is not pursuing growth.

Real estate loans have been growing over the last few years despite a number of headwinds, but can CUs build on that trend as interest rates rise?

CUs’ impact in Oregon/Washington is equivalent to the annual revenue of Hershey, Mutual of Omaha.

If underwriting standards at other lenders begin to fall, how will CUs respond?

An influx of new people to the Pacific Northwest and Southeast could have big implications for banking, from M&A to de novo efforts.

Columbia Banking System in Tacoma, Wash., landed the first sizeable deal of the New Year with an agreement to buy Pacific Continental in Eugene, Ore.