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Online retailer Zappos made its name as a website for buying shoes, but today it is known just as much for its focus on service and culture as it is for what it sells.

Sioux Valley Community Credit Union and Coulee Dam FCU are set to convert to Fiserv's Portico platform.

From change to heroism, leadership, the future and more, here's one last look at this year's NAFCU conference in Seattle.

One recruiting and strategic planning consultant says the movement isn't doing enough to prepare for major changes in leadership at hundreds of large institutions.

During NAFCU’s annual conference, a panel of experts highlighted some of the legal and regulatory changes that may still be in store for credit unions.

First Western in Colorado and Coastal Financial in Washington are the latest banks to disclose plans to go public.

Blue Lion Capital, which has been a vocal critic of the Seattle company's strategy, also wants management to consider selling its MSR portfolio.

The Seattle company is firing 127 people, or a tenth of its mortgage staff, after enduring months of slow activity.

The city wanted to sever its relationship with the bank, but it ran into a big obstacle.

An activist investor, which opposed two director nominees, failed to obtain the legally required approval from the Seattle company's state bank regulator before launching its challenge.

With the acquisition Timberland would add $187 million in assets in the Puget Sound area.

An effort to oust two directors at the Seattle company was nullified after the investor failed to seek the required approval from the bank's state regulator.

The Renton, Wash., company, which has acquired or opened nine branches since 2015, has filed a shelf registration to raise the funds through the sale of various securities.

The northern Virginia company will also gain more branches around Washington as part of the $33 million deal.

The Seattle company has faced criticism from an investor over its commitment to the business, which lost money in the first quarter.

The Seattle bank's improved loan yields offset higher expenses tied to Bank Secrecy Act remediation. Washington Federal had to delay a pending acquisition after issues emerged with its anti-money-laundering compliance.

Washington Federal, which is working through Bank Secrecy Act issues, also allowed Anchor to consider offers from other potential buyers.

A court agreed with HomeStreet that Blue Lion Capital failed to comply with the company's advance-notice bylaw when it submitted director nominations and shareholder proposals.

Northwest CU Association hails victory in all three of the states it represents, including an update to Idaho's Credit Union Act, as well as bills related to data security and municipal deposits.

With the $14 million-asset credit union’s CEO retiring, Monad membership voted to merge.