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The $4.3 billion-asset parent of Century Bank and Trust Co. said in a press release Tuesday that its net income increased 5.2% in the quarter from a year earlier to $6.4 million, or $1.16 a share.

About two-thirds of banks that close branches will lose deposit share in their impacted markets in time. Here's how to prevent customers from leaving your bank.

The Klamath Falls, Ore.-based CU said Olney, a native of Southern Oregon, is a graduate of George Fox University and the Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University.

First Tennessee Bank in Memphis said Tuesday that has promoted three executives in its Middle Atlantic region.

Elevations CU hires "chief people officer" and other credit union professionals in the news.

The long-time chief executive of CoVantage Credit Union in Antigo, Wis., will step down in the coming months.

From the new chief risk officer at BECU to special recognition by the Mountain West CUA, read on for more CU professionals in the news.

To make it to the top ranks, women should pursue roles that offer a mix of comfort, challenges and “pure, white-knuckle terror,” says Bank of the West CEO Nandita Bakhshi.

Women are watched closely as they rise to the C-Suite — but never more closely than when there is a crisis to manage. "People still wonder if we will break," says Karen Peetz, president of BNY Mellon.

Diane D'Erasmo looks back at how she balanced a 40-year career in banking while raising a family. "I did want it all, so I just pushed ahead," the retiring HSBC executive says.

Despite their accomplishments, American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance say they are still held to a different standard than men when it comes to handling pressure situations.

"If she can see it, she can be it." Geena Davis announces a new effort to encourage women and girls to enter financial services while speaking at the Most Powerful Women in Banking gala in New York. Her institute on Gender in Media will conduct research in partnership with American Banker and sponsored by Zions Bank.

It's been a tough year for farmers, and lenders are looking for ways to help those borrowers offset sagging income.

Earnings season is set to begin with a bang Oct. 14 when four of the six largest banking companies report. The next few weeks will likely bring a steady stream of lackluster commercial lending results, good news on energy and mortgage books and (thanks, Wells Fargo) a whole lot of scrutiny of cross-selling practices.

The way women are portrayed on film affects their career trajectory, the actress said during a rousing speech at American Banker's annual Most Powerful Women in Banking dinner.

The $141 billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that it had appointed four managing directors to oversee designated regions for the lending group.

Large banks aren't the only financial institutions producing up-and-coming executives. Five executives on American Banker's list of Women to Watch hold key positions at banks with less than $30 billion in assets.

Umpqua Holdings in Portland, Ore., has formed a corporate lending office and hired Richard Cabrera to oversee it.

CUs mark anniversaries, raise funds for noble causes and celebrate new branding initiatives in the latest round-up of credit union community news.

The $33 billion-asset company said in a press release Wednesday that Gregory Guyett had also become its chief operating officer.