Credit unions

Eric Brubaker is leaving after 25 years with the organization. Executive vice president Carrie Iafrate was named his successor.

Harold Dixon will leave the role after 24 years at the Santa Fe credit union. Andy Ramos, senior vice president at Redwood Credit Union in California, will succeed him.

The retiring head of the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors spent years working to rein in a contentious funding mechanism used by the National Credit Union Administration that drew money from the Share Insurance Fund.

The move brings state-chartered banks and credit unions in sync with their federal counterparts by enabling them to open checking accounts for consumers who have had accounts closed for writing bad checks.

The Curql Fund, an investor in upstart technology companies, is trying to help credit unions build relationships with cutting-edge firms.

The combination of Valley Strong Credit Union in Bakersfield and Financial Center Credit Union in Stockton would have 27 branches and nearly 200,000 members throughout the San Joaquin Valley.

Honor Credit Union, one of Michigan’s largest credit unions, announced it's combining with ATL Federal Credit Union, which has just $15 million of assets.

Josh Haney, who has worked at the Indiana credit union in various roles since 2005, is now its chief executive.

After the retirement of its long-time leader, Foothill Federal Credit Union named Michael Terzian, who had been interim co-CEO of Partners FCU, as its new president and CEO.

The Indiana credit union's chief financial officer had been interim chief executive since September 2019.

Advocates for depositor-owned banks want regulators to block the combination of a one-branch thrift and Minnesota’s largest credit union, for fear it will lead to similar deals.

GreenState Credit Union's agreements to buy community banks in Illinois and Nebraska renewed the debate over whether federal tax exemption gives credit unions an unfair competitive advantage.

The National Credit Union Administration placed the New Jersey credit union into conservatorship Monday, citing its "unsafe and unsound practices."

Sherry Cornell, who has led the Ashtabula, Ohio, credit union since 2002, is stepping down next month.

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

Year to date through Mar. 31, 2021. Dollars in thousands.

Carrie Hunt, the vice president of government affairs and general counsel of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, will become the league's president next month.

The National Credit Union Administration changed course late last year and proposed changes that would in effect give members more time to resolve overdrafts. However, consumer activists and even some credit unions say the proposal falls short.

Charlotte Cash will step down from CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union in Alexandria, Virginia, and Glenna Jarvis plans to leave her position at Missouri Central Credit Union in Lees Summit.

The Springfield, Virginia, credit union named Scott Benson, its chief operating officer, to succeed Lynette Smith as chief executive.