Credit unions

Shelly Brown, who was most recently the credit union’s senior vice president of operations, was tapped to lead the institution.

Only one credit union has answered the National Credit Union Administration's call for feedback on how the industry views and uses cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

Community Owned Federal Credit Union in Charleston is the third institution that the National Credit Union Administration has closed this year.

Anthony Taylor was recently honored for his hard work in helping build Ascend into one of the largest credit unions in Tennessee. Taylor says he jumped at the opportunity to give back to the credit union that decades earlier welcomed him and other Black consumers when they struggled to find affordable credit elsewhere.

Josh Wooley succeeds Glenna Jarvis, who retired in June as president and CEO. Wooley had worked at a larger credit union across the Kansas state line.

Credit unions expanded perks and benefits for workers whose personal lives and jobs were rocked by the pandemic. The added costs are bearable and will be necessary to keep employees over the long term, executives say.

Rodney Hood, a member of the National Credit Union Administration's board, detailed plans, such as the formation of an Office of Innovation and Access, to foster collaboration between credit unions and the tech community.

Mike Warrell most recently headed Solano First Federal Credit Union in California.

Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union and Western Heritage Federal Credit Union plan to combine into an institution with more than $600 million of assets and roughly 40,000 members.