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Andy Kempf has taken the helm from David Leusink, who retired after 30 years in the credit union movement.

David Frazier will take the helm of the Dallas-area institution in February.

Laurie Baker, a 25-year veteran of the credit union, will take the helm next month after longtime CEO Mike Vadala retires

Here's one way community banks are trying to win over commercial clients and wealthy households: by sharing internal research with them and positioning themselves as experts on everything from business sentiment to demographics.

The Mass.-based institution, which recently saw a slight dip in noninterest income, will provide a variety of P&C products for members and nonmembers.

Premier Federal and Educators Credit Union together returned more than $3.7 million to members on the strength of their 2019 performance.

Both institutions will see an expanded field of membership as a result of the charter change.

The company will pay $29 million for a bank located northwest of Grand Rapids.

Dort Financial is the latest to switch from a federal charter to a state charter, a move that also widens its field of membership.

Though there were several high-profile mergers of equals among bigger banks, deal activity rose only slightly, and the vast majority of transactions involved the smallest of institutions. Here's an overview of those trends and others that stood out in bank dealmaking last year.