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The North Carolina regional closed dozens of branches and cut jobs across the company, directing a chunk of the savings to digital banking initiatives.

The online platform, created by Laurel Road Bank in 2013, allows users to refinance student loans and originate mortgages.

The Indiana-based institution's distribution for 2018 was up more than 60 percent from the previous year.

Scott Rose, who will join the Texas institution in February, has worked in the credit union industry for more than 25 years.

Farm Service Agency staff will have three days to work on existing loan applications and provide tax documents for existing loans.

The parent of Bell Bank said that the pending sale of Discovery Benefits is not a prelude to selling its bank.

A number of healthy credit unions have undertaken “mergers of equals” to bolster long-term prospects. But those institutions are opening themselves up to unique risks and challenges as a result.

The Montana company will more than double its assets in Utah when it buys FNB Bancorp.

For the U.S. to move forward, education will be required to teach users how to utilize new technology to manage their finances, says Katy Gibson, vice president of product applications at Envestnet Yodlee.

The Iowa company will pay $94 million for a bank with five branches and $727 million in loans.