Credit unions

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The credit union plans to expand its suite of trust and estate services available to members.

The joining of Align Credit Union and Alltrust Credit Union is among the first of several deals in the pipeline where both institutions have more than $250 million of assets, as the ongoing pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic prompt more firms to pair up, experts say. Carmen Sylvester, Alltrust's CEO, will lead the combined organization.

Brian Waldron, who joins from Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union in Poughkeepsie, New York, will succeed Vicki Hawkins, who is retiring.

Employees at Genesee Co-Op Federal Credit Union in New York and Beneficial State Bank in California formed unions in the past year to bargain for better wages and reform their corporate cultures. Will workers at other community institutions follow their lead?

Northern Lights Acquisition, a special-purpose acquisition company, is paying $185 million in cash and stock to purchase Safe Harbor from Partner Colorado Credit Union, which launched the lending unit last year.

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Unify Financial Credit Union is using a 30-second spot featuring safety Terrell Burgess to highlight the Texas organization's expansion within California.

Hanscom Federal Credit Union in Bedford, Massachusetts, has chosen Peter Rice to succeed David Sprague, who announced his retirement last year.

Lisa Schlehuber, who has led the Indianapolis credit union since her appointment as chief executive in 2005, will step down on April 15.