Americas

David Araujo, who served as an executive at Digital Federal Credit Union, will join the Portsmouth, N.H.-based institution next month.

In a rare move, Maryland Financial is voluntarily liquidating after its customer base shrank and efforts to sell itself failed.

Ameris has agreed to pay $751 million for Atlanta-based Fidelity; the combined company would have $16 billion in assets.

The Minnesota-based institution expects to $10,000 per month by switching its core systems.

Two institutions in Virginia and one in Washington state have named new leadership amid a wave of expected CEO retirements.

Chicago Deferred Exchange, which helps clients defer tax hits from property sales, had about $1 billion in deposit flows this year.

The Albany, N.Y., institution has made millions of dollars in mortgages through a program launched in July meant for those who do good in the world.

David Fearing will take over at Accolade Asset/Liability Advisory Services as Joe Ghammashi retires.

Live Oak Bancshares became an SBA juggernaut by making loans, selling them and making more. With economic conditions changing, it is retaining more credits.

Blue Lion Capital said Johnny Guerry, who has sparred with other community banks, will assist in efforts to pressure the Seattle bank to improve its performance or sell itself.