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Mobile commerce company Spindle has hired a Fiserv executive to be its interim chief executive.

The latest shot was fired this week in the ongoing feud between an investor group and Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida in Stuart.

Two CUs name controllers, a CEO earns special recognition and other CU officials in the news.

Competitive pressure and revenue challenges are creating a need for executives to focus more on strategic planning, and CFOs want a piece of the action. Unfortunately, many CFOs are bogged down with checklists and mundane tasks.

John Murphy, President/CEO of the Maine Credit Union League and Synergent – the league's service subsidiary – announced that he will be retiring effective June 1, 2017.

FirstMerit reached out to a foreign bank last fall in an effort to negotiate a sale, but the Ohio company eventually agreed to sell itself to Huntington Bancshares for $3.4 billion.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has given community banks and other small companies more flexibility to issue private stock, but even more flexibility should be granted to fulfill congressional intent.

Carolyn Berkowitz stepped down as president of that Capital One Foundation in McLean, Va., in late April to pursue other opportunities, the company confirmed Wednesday.

A longtime California bank regulator and executive has joined the board at Hanmi Financial in Los Angeles.

The financial crisis, and its aftermath, created a new layer of regulation to consider. A growing need to fund technology projects and an uncertain rate environment have only made it harder to forecast revenue and expenses.

A CU that is about to change its name has also created a new position in its C suite, and other CU professionals and volunteers in the news.

A push for having an independent chairman gained traction immediately after the financial crisis. Years later, the effort seems to be losing momentum.

First Federal Bank of Wisconsin in Waukesha has a new chief executive lined up.

Community banks are jumping at the chance to invest in local bond issues, realizing that such participation allows them to show their dedication to hometown causes.

It's tough enough for people to rise to the top once in life. Getting there twice is harder still. Here are some notable examples of executives from that select, latter group.

The Federal Reserve has made clear that higher rates are more a question of when, not if, but banks should let go of rate hikes being anything like they were under Alan Greenspan.

John Garbarino will step aside as chairman of the $4.2 billion-asset company on Dec. 31, but he will turn over the job to a familiar face — Christopher Maher, who will remain president and chief executive, also.

The chief banking officer of CoBank in Denver will be its next CEO.

Bankers have long complained that customers are fee averse. Aspiration, a nonbank that is working with a Boston bank, has a model that is proving that some clients will voluntarily pay fees.

Access National Corp. in Reston, Va., said Thursday that it has hired Mark Moore, a veteran commercial banker, as president of Access National Bank.