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Donna Young, who has spent more than three decades at the Nashville-based credit union, succeeds Joe Spivey, who retired earlier this year.

A deal to bring Coulee Dam FCU into the fold will expand the Spokane, Wash.-based credit union's branch network while providing a wider array of technologies to the former CDFCU members.

Organizers have been working raising capital and preparing an application for about four years.

Kathleen Bierlein Yancer served the Michigan-based institution for more than 30 years before retiring in 2003.

The companies pledged to share data with regulators, abide by certain restrictions on pricing and submit to regular examinations. But the voluntary pacts stop short of placing restrictions on existing revenue models.

Stock Yards Bancorp in Louisville says it would pay $190 million in cash and stock for Kentucky Bancshares.

The Indiana-based credit union increased its starting pay for the second time in two years as part of a push to boost compensation that began in 2017.

Kate Fitzgerald, senior editor at PaymentsSource, talks to Eric Grover, principal at Intrepid Ventures, about the political activities that hinder the expansion of payment systems.

The Bridgewater, N.J.-based credit union promoted Frank Almeida to president and CEO, the final step in process it began when he was hired in 2014.

The Iowa-based institution hopes the funds can help narrow the racial homeownership gap in the state, which is believed to be among the worst in the nation.