Americas

Membership, lending and assets were up at every single credit union in Maine last year, according to a recent report from the Maine Credit Union League.

The Mississippi company will gain nearly $2 billion in loans after it buys Brand Group Holdings.

Doug Martinez succeeds John Walling, who spent 39 years at the helm.

The North Carolina-based credit union will increase its starting pay to more than double the federal minimum wage.

John Damaso will retire this July after spending 25 years with the credit union. He will be succeeded by SVP Nelson Tavares.

Alabama-based Naheola Credit Union is the latest CU to face a suit citing alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Live Oak Bancshares took two years developing a loan for cemetery operators, a group that faces challenges with financing for property improvements.

The credit union is Kentucky's largest and has experienced more than two decades of steady growth.

The company has agreed to acquire Bank of Rio Vista to expand its operations in central California.

Lansing, Mich.-based LAFCU will still judge all submissions, but a local paper will publish the winning entries – the first time the credit union has undertaken such a partnership.