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SULPHUR, La. — Michelle Jinks is the new president and CEO of $27 million Access of Louisiana Federal Credit Union, based here.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — The $11 billion SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union announced a pledge to the America's Credit Union Museum Legacy Campaign.

The National Credit Union Foundation announced the following winners of the 2016 Herb Wegner Memorial Awards: CU 4 Reality (recognized for Outstanding Program); and William J. Bynum, C. Alan Peppers, and Daniel F. Egan (recognized for Outstanding Individual Achievement).

OCCU promotes new chief lending officer and more CU executives in the news.

Lebenthal Holdings, the family-owned wealth management firm run by Alexandra Lebenthal, has hired former Ally Bank chief Barbara Yastine to be co-chief executive.

John Neal will retire later this year as president of Union Bank & Trust in Richmond, Va. Neal, 66, will step down on Dec. 31 after 24 years at the $7.5 billion-asset bank.

The First Bancshares in Hattiesburg, Miss., has named the president of the University of Southern Mississippi to its board.

Cash America International, a payday lender in Fort Worth, Texas, has named Brent Stuart chief executive.

Get a bunch of community bankers together and they start sharing efficiency ratios like golf scores. There seem to be more bogeys than holes in one these days in the course of cost-cutting.

Workers' CU names new operations chief, Texas Partners COO retires and other CU professionals in the news.

Sallie Krawcheck, the former Bank of America and Citigroup executive, is adding a female-oriented investing platform to her ventures meant to promote women in business.

A number of New York banks are stepping away from medallion lending as delinquencies rise and competition for fares intensifies.

MUFG Americas Holdings in New York, the holding company for California's Union Bank, has named Kanetsugu Mike chairman of the holding company and bank.

The $417 million-asset company appointed John Kaufman, 33, as CFO on Friday, according to a news release. Kaufman was also named CFO of MSB's Millington Savings Bank.

LOS ANGELES — As major wildfires continue to burn in Northern California, credit unions have been challenged to lend a helping hand.

Cardinal Financial made a big push into wealth management a decade ago. Today, it remains an inconsistent business, though management is optimistic about the future.

Santander Bank has hired Siobhan Schroth as market director for corporate and commercial banking in New York and New Jersey.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp in Pittsfield, Mass., has named a new president and chief operating officer for its bank.

Four Oaks Fincorp in Four Oaks, N.C., has named Deanna Hart chief financial officer of the company and its bank.

Family First Federal Credit Union has named Thomas Dambra as its president and chief executive, the fifth in the credit union’s history.