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Green Bancorp's aggressive plan to attack its credit quality troubles and do what few Texas banks once would have dreamed of – quit energy lending – make it a subject of debate and a community bank to watch closely in 2017.

First City Credit Union, a $605-million institution based in Los Angeles, announced it selected Jim Miller as its new president and CEO, succeeding Terry O'Steen, who is retiring after more than 20 years with the credit union.

The Florist Federal Credit Union, an $8.1-million institution based in Roswell, N.M, said it hired Cisco Malpartida Smith as its new president and CEO, succeeding Kenneth Bell, who is retiring.

Get out of the red six months from now. That is Fred Viaud's goal for Glen Rock Savings Bank in New Jersey, which on Tuesday said he would be promoted to president and CEO next week.

Redwood CU hires a new chief financial and risk officer and other credit union advocates in the news.

Dime Community Bancshares in Brooklyn, N.Y., said Friday that it has promoted Roberto Volino to chief operating officer.

United Community Bancorp in Lawrenceburg, Ind., has named a new chief financial officer.

Stephen Gordon has long been known as an entrepreneurial banker, which helped him expand his California bank aggressively over a five-year period. A spike in chargeoffs that led to a third-quarter loss spurred Gordon to beef up credit oversight. The question is whether that effort will stymie loan growth.

David Jezewski will take the helm in April, succeeding retiring CEO Ernie Jackson.

American Banker predicted these five bankers would make news. Several delivered, mostly with small, strategic deals and finding ways to make money in spite of challenging conditions.

Regions Financial President and CEO Grayson Hall and the CEO of a Miami bank have been elected to the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

A look at how credit unions are giving back to their communities during the holidays.

New President and CEO Marilyn Brink has served North Coast in a variety of positions for 14 years.

Los Angeles-based Water & Power Community CU has named Barry Roach as its new president and CEO, replacing longtime leader Carl Stewart.

The similarities between the mortgage crisis and subprime auto lending in 2016 are all too obvious, with constrained cash flows, defaults and investor losses all likely.

With signs pointing to a possible rebound in de novo activity, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. released a guide to potential organizers about the application process.

FirstBank in Lakewood, Colo., named the successors to its CEO and president, who are both retiring after holding those titles for 17 years.

At a time when individual accountability at corporations is mounting, here is how compliance officers can detect and prevent fraud occurrences within their own firms.

BBVA Compass is replacing CEO Manolo Sanchez, who has led the charge for digital innovation at the bank during his eight years at the helm, with an executive from the Spanish parent company's Turkish franchise.

Lenders should be braced for some potential headaches as oil-related bankruptcies are expected to continue at a steady clip in 2017 and various market and political forces could influence oil supplies and prices.