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ANB Bank in Denver has agreed to buy Capital West Bank in Laramie, Wyo.

MOORE, Okla. — One year after a devastating EF-5 tornado leveled this town and destroyed the Tinker FCU branch here, employees who survived that day — riding out the storm in the CU's vault — are back at work.

FITCHBURG, Wis. — Summit CU remodeled its branch here in early 2013 as part of a move to "inspire" members to dream more, and the project appears to have paid off.

There are two basic ways to boost the bottom line: increase profit, decrease expenses.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — As checking rates finally begin to inch upward this year, CUs are well ahead of banks in the average yield paid on checking products, according to GoBankingRates.

NEW YORK — Credit unions looking to enhance their respective bottom lines have no shortage of vendors vying to prove they have the best-in-breed solutions. To remain competitive and forward-looking, vendors are continually taking proactive measures, including fielding client feedback.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The NCUA remains committed to workforce diversity as a key to success for the organization, despite the agency failing to meet 60% of its own workplace target goals last year.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. — NCUA's proposal to amend the agency's chartering and field of membership rules could slow indirect lending at some credit unions, say industry insiders.

Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR) in San Antonio has agreed to refrain from announcing more acquisitions until it improves its compliance programs.

MIAMI — Many credit unions looking for more ways to boost the bottom line in this low-interest-rate environment are running out of options.