Wisconsin

With branch traffic on the decline, some CUs have taken steps to tweak their facilities in order to help brick and mortar stay relevant in a digital world.

Urfer co-founded a business with the banking automation pioneer John Diebold, worked for Chase Manhattan and other major banks, and played an important role in the Nixon administration, phasing out exchange controls.

The disaster has caused billions of dollars in damages across several Midwestern states.

Institutions that fail to embrace AI, machine learning and data analytics could quickly find themselves losing ground to competitors.

Alan Bergstrom previously served as chief marketing officer for a Wisconsin credit union before taking over at Exclamation Services.

The small Wisconsin city features a vibrant economy, low employment and a growing population, but banks that want to buy their way into the market have their work cut out.

Among other accomplishments, Dresang engineered a merger that brought more than a dozen credit unions together to create Community First.

The Badger State's institutions also saw earnings and allowance for loan losses increase.

The Janesville, Wis.-based institution is set to move into a new downtown location in 2021.

Greg Hilbert will step down as CEO and president of the Appleton, Wis.-based institution in April 2020.