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Elevations CU promotes two, Nebraska CU League gets new chairman, and more.

The "Digital Bankers of the Year" for 2015 selected by Bank Technology News are innovators pushing their organizations to better serve customers. Their high-tech efforts range from reaching the underbanked in Africa to helping prospective homebuyers look beyond the "for sale" sign through a mobile app.

Foreclosures might seem like yesterday's news, but banks are still busy with the cleanup phase of the housing crisis. The situation is producing some herky-jerky housing statistics, and prompting calls for more reforms in states like New York still suffering from stalled dockets and blight.

The Motor City's heyday as a financial center has long since passed, though echoes of Detroit's fiscal prominence remain in the shape of its skyline. And there is hope for revival as Ally Financial and Fifth Third make major moves downtown. Here is a look at the city's financial powerhouses over the years.

Charter Oak's corporate security head recognized, Campus FCU hires business portfolio manager and more new hires and promotions at CUs across the country.

Seminar targets retirees, and more community news from CUs across the country.

The traditional cash register is making way for new technology based on tablets, smartphones and other, sleeker devices. These products open up a range of new capabilities for the retailer and the consumer.

St. Anne's supports Autism Speaks and other ways credit unions enhance their communities.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.

The latest promotions, new hires and appointments from Tropical, Landmark, New Orleans Firemen's and more.

Bank marketing was once largely a function of architecture. More than anything else, customers were looking for safety and solidity and banks sought to convey those concepts through their buildings. Today, with branch traffic steadily declining, bank marketing is reinventing itself as chief marketing officers — a relatively new title in the industry — face unprecedented challenges and opportunities.

Featuring the good works credit unions are doing in their communities.

American Banker dug into its archives for photos of some of the most influential banking figures of the 20th century, from the regulators who managed the 1980s savings-and-loan crisis to the visionaries who created the modern megabank. Hungry for more? Check out our previous slideshow, "Blasts from America's Banking Past."

Three volunteers, three professionals earn top honors and more credit union people in the news.

U.S. banks enjoyed their ninth straight quarter of total profits exceeding $35 billion, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s first-quarter report on the industry's health. The FDIC said the growth in net income was "broad-based", spurred by a solid increase in net operating revenue, while community banks once again outpaced the industry at large. Here are some key takeaways.

Android Pay is far more than a rebranding of Google Wallet. It's a reboot of Google's approach to mobile payments, picking the best of Google Wallet and Apple Pay while shedding the ideas that distract from each product's core focus.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and from our social media platforms.

Credit unions, leagues and community groups announce new board members.

If you think bank marketing is all, or even largely, about advertising, think again. As fewer customers make regular trips to branches, banks are relying more on their marketing departments to connect with the public. We asked bank marketing executives around the country to talk about the challenges they face and how their roles have evolved. Here are some of their responses.

New Dimensions CU honors police officers, New England FCU donates over $27,000 to local children's hospital and more news from credit unions across the nation.