Umpqua Bank is testing a system that would make text-chat, video and voice banking more personable by staffing them with branch workers during their downtime.

The Florida bank started researching the business after Ken LaRoe, its chairman, saw how medical marijuana had helped his wife cope with a severe injury. First Green is now turning a profit on this business a year after adding its first pot-related client.

Coastal FCU CEO Chuck Purvis was recognized this year by the Credit Union Executives Society for his commitment to the movement

It's not just big banks. Even U.S. community banks may be subject to the General Data Protection Regulation given the boundlessness of digital commerce.

Leadership challenges, emergency relief donations, scholarship awards and other ways credit unions are giving back.

The online bank will consolidate all of its Charlotte-area employees into a new office tower, but its headquarters will remain in Detroit.

The agency and the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions plan to boost efforts to get more credit unions involved with SBA lending.

The Massachusetts company hired banking veteran Mark Thompson, who recently scrapped an effort to buy a struggling bank in Boston, as its bank president.

The new business will advise Live Oak clients on how to structure and finance acquisitions.

The Oregon bank has expanded the role of its chief credit officer to include oversight of risk management.

The cash acquisition allows First American to expand its operations in Kenosha, Wis.

CU shortens name, makes several changes to branches to improve communication.

While the banking industry is winning over low- and middle-income groups, it is still trying to regain the trust of high earners who were stung during the financial crisis.

All five credit unions are located in th Southeastern U.S. and have assets of less than $120 million.

Normally tight-lipped about security moves, bankers tell how they are re-examining their systems for Equifax-like flaws and providing new cards, fresh accounts and reassuring advice for anxious customers.

Armed heists are becoming less common, but the overall number of robbery attempts has ticked back up in recent years. The opioid epidemic is a likely reason, according to an industry expert.

Beneficial Bank in Philadelphia intends to be an early adopter of Apple’s Face ID.

Recognizing teachers, first responders and others who give back.

Florida and Texas are normally major sources of mergers, but bankers in those states likely will take a break to assess damage from the hurricanes before returning to dealmaking.

Wells Fargo, PNC and others are finding that the web seminar is an effective way to promote themselves through advice and useful content aimed at consumers and business clients.