Credit unions

The Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions' Fuel Disbursement Program provided more than 160 farmers with roughly 17,000 gallons of pre-paid fuel. Other groups are supplying computers and printers to help the country's domestic credit unions remain operational.

Peach State Federal Credit Union in Lawrenceville, Georgia, is merging with Abbeville Community Federal Credit Union in Abbeville and Pickens Federal Credit Union in Pickens.

Carol Hauck will leave the role in the first quarter of 2023. The Sacramento, California-based company said it hired D. Hilton Associates to conduct a nationwide search for its next leader.

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Tom Smith will step down as president and chief executive in May 2023. Smith joined the credit union in 2008 as chief lending officer.

The Morning Star Federal Credit Union in Montana is expected to begin operations sometime in 2023, according to the National Credit Union Administration.

The $1.1 billion-asset Sikorsky Financial would combine with Bridgeport City Employees Federal Credit Union, which has $32 million of assets.

Pembroke, who had led the association since 2015, died Monday at age 55. Jerry Saalsaa, the organization's senior vice president and chief administrative officer, has been interim CEO since July and will continue in that role.

Despite stiff competition, compounded with confusion surrounding President Biden's loan forgiveness program, credit unions managed to bring their student-loan portfolios back from pandemic lows.

Organizing relief initiatives for Ukraine, launching charities for children's hospitals and growing an institution to more than $4 billion of assets are benchmarks in Foulke's more than 45-year career.