Credit unions

The combination is a bid to offer members expanded access to financial services and a larger network of locations.

Charlie Watts was most recently chief financial officer for Colorado Credit Union, a role he held for the past eight years.

The commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions said Orion Federal Credit Union's deal for Financial Federal Bank violates the Tennessee Banking Act.

The new omicron strain is prompting more financial institutions to extend mask mandates in the workplace and remote work schedules.

As its first major gift, Truliant contributed to the Winston-Salem State University Foundation to support the Mathematics and Science Education Network program.

The addition of two new prohibitions raises the total number of issuances by the National Credit Union Administration to 24 for the year so far.

To distinguish itself from the Chicago-based credit union of the same name, Alliant Credit Union in Dubuque is becoming AIM Credit Union. It was founded as Interstate Credit Union in 1933.

Scott Earl will step down from his leadership role at the trade group at the end of June.

The credit union has promoted Timothy Mislansky to lead the organization. He succeeds Doug Fecher, who announced his retirement earlier this year.

College athletes can now profit from their name, image and likeness, and some local lenders have been quick to sign them on as spokespeople. But it's still unclear whether these young sports figures will raise the financial institutions' profile enough to justify the cost.