Americas

CertusBank's chief executive, who joined the Greenville, S.C., company after its founders were fired last year, has left his post due to a medical issue.

As big retailers like Walmart are more actively pushing consumers away from signature-based transactions to PIN-based transactions, credit unions stand to lose precious interchange income. But industry insiders suggest CUs may have some tricks up their sleeve to mitigate this challenge.

Baylake Corp. in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., has agreed to buy New Bancshares in Kewaunee, Wis.

Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles is planning to close four branches.

Premier Financial Bancorp in Huntington, W.Va., has completed its exit from the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Parkway Bancorp in Harwood Heights, Ill., has agreed to buy Park Bancorp in Chicago.

First Citizens BancShares in Raleigh, N.C., reported higher earnings on the backs of two acquisitions.

The Patriot Center at George Mason University is about to be renamed EagleBank Arena.

Trans Pacific National Bank in San Francisco has named ex-Chicago banker Bob Lussier its president and chief executive.

BIG SPRING, Texas — Cosden Federal Credit Union, a $37 million institution, named Laurie Barraza as its new president and CEO, effective June 1, 2015.