Rob Kunisch will succeed Jack Steil as CEO of 1st Mariner Bank, which has been seeking to right itself after years of difficulties.

Raising funds for advocacy, life-saving research and other worthy causes.

From the largest banks to the smallest independents, policymakers want to hear the mortgage industry speak with one voice in the critical efforts to reform the government-sponsored enterprises.

Though they face an array of competitive threats — from digital currencies to peer-to-peer payment apps — the vast majority of community banks do not have a payments strategy, according to a recent survey.

With a new core system, Surety Bank plans to connect with customers outside of its geographic market.

Timothy Zimmerman, who once called CECL a dangerous proposal, now sees a justification for the FASB standard. And he is urging bankers to start working on plans to comply with the change.

Readers criticized a credit union securitization proposal, weighed in on scaling back the CFPB’s complaint database, debated the need for banks to examine gender-based salary comparisons, and more.

Lansing, Mich. is working with area financial institutions -- including a local credit union -- to open accounts for people coming out of prison.

Whether in Washington, California, Nevada or elsewhere across the globe, credit union supporters took part in two of the movement's biggest annual events, raising money for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

Steven Klein, the company's president, will become its CEO in early November.

While overall activity remains slow, sellers — particularly those flush with core deposits — are fetching premiums not seen in years.

Lansing, Mich., is working with area banks to open accounts for people coming out of prison.

Honoring student achievement, celebrating institutional success, and a friendly face-off between credit unions and banks are all part of the latest round-up of credit union community news.

The North Carolina company's purchase of Chattahoochee Bank will add a branch and loan production office to its existing operations in northern Georgia.

The $231 million-asset Virginia bank will also double its legal lending limit when it buys CCB Bancshares.

Mexico's decision to reduce imports of soybean meal, corn and chicken has put more pressure on certain farmers, while creating another situation for lenders to monitor.

The Georgia bank will pay $124 million for Four Oaks Fincorp, buying a bank with a large operation in Raleigh, N.C.

Alice Frazier had been chief operating officer at Cardinal Financial, which was bought earlier this year by United Bankshares.

Celebrating anniversaries, honoring veterans, helping out in the classroom and other ways credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

The NCUA is letting federal credit unions securitize and sell assets. Such transactions would free up capital at credit unions, allowing them to make more loans.