Americas

Spirit Community Bank would be based in Statesville, a community about 45 miles north of Charlotte. A separate set of organizers has already shared plans to open a bank east of Charlotte.

Juniata Valley Financial used a combination of patience and guile to land a hard-to-get Pennsylvania bank after wooing it for more than a decade.

Ant Financial’s Alipay is working with the Canadian payments processor Motion Pay Technology to push Ant's geographic reach in North America.

The name change is tied to a field-of-membership expansion, as the credit union moved from a SEG-based institution to a community charter.

The $356 million-asset Bridgewater Credit Union plans to merge into $596 million Merrimack Valley Credit Union in the summer of 2018, pending regulatory approval.

Newly expanded Justice Federal Credit Union now has 27 branches in 8 states, plus D.C.

A Michigan appeals court has reversed an injunction in a fight between Michigan First Credit Union and the Detroit Pistons after a canceled sponsorship agreement.

The Alabama company, as part of an efficiency effort, is streamlining its organizational structure and creating a division focused on community engagement.

Natalie Bartholomew, a banker in Oklahoma, has launched a blog designed to promote women's issues and tout her peers' accomplishments.

The New Jersey bank did not say exactly what the problem was, but it is beefing up how allegations of financial-reporting violations are reported to upper management.