Even "lifers" are considering new jobs as financial institutions bulk up to expand into new markets.

The wealth programs in the channel are going through a significant shift amid major recruiting moves and consolidation, according to a consultant’s report.

After failing to win funding for a direct-lending program last year, Small Business Administration chief Isabella Casillas Guzman says the agency continues to study the option because banks and credit unions are making fewer small-dollar 7(a) loans than several years ago.

With new guidance and a simplified chartering process, the National Credit Union Administration seeks to counter the trend of closures and consolidations.

LincolnWay Community Bank in Illinois has agreed to be sold to CoVantage in Wisconsin, adding to a trend of bank-credit union deals that has drawn backlash from many small-bank executives.

Although small banks and credit unions are enjoying healthier loan portfolios, they are also bracing for potential setbacks due to higher interest rates and inflation.

The National Credit Union Administration took steps to increase hires of women, minorities and people with disabilities in 2021, making its staff more representative of the general population.

To appeal to a younger audience, credit unions are teaming up with third parties that can help them offer Bitcoin accounts, real-time payments and other cutting-edge services.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is examining whether artificial intelligence discriminates against minorities and other applicants. But GreenState Credit Union in Iowa says the technology can be harnessed to make lending fairer in underserved communities.

Regulators in a half dozen states have now thrown at least temporary roadblocks in front of credit unions’ effort to buy community banks.

To ensure authenticity, Community First Credit Union had its AI-powered voice system learn by communicating with Spanish-speaking employees who could teach it local terms and mannerisms.

The state's Treasurer's office is urging lenders to make loans to cover the steep costs of adoption. Participating credit unions get an extra incentive by being permitted to accept deposits from public institutions — a perk typically enjoyed only by banks.

Credit unions were unable to garner enough support for a bill that would allow them to hold funds for government agencies in the Centennial State.

Two years since the coronavirus began its spread, members are still hoarding savings and are hesitant to borrow due to the economic uncertainty. This has led to the industry's lowest-ever yield-on-assets ratio — a key metric for measuring financial health.

The National Credit Union Administration’s effort to require succession planning has raised questions about whether the agency is micromanaging smaller institutions that may not be able to absorb the added cost of compliance.

The proposed combination of Vermont State Employees Credit Union and New England Federal Credit Union would create a $3 billion-asset institution. Some past leaders worry that the deal will erase one institution's local touch.

By putting younger, more diverse talent in executive roles, CEOs of institutions such as Kaua'i Federal Credit Union in Hawaii and OnPath Federal Credit Union in Louisiana are taking steps to better represent the communities they serve.

Credit unions with less than $100 million of assets are seeing their loans and membership counts shrink. M&A may be the only option for such institutions, which run on skeleton crews and have few options for cutting costs.

Banks and credit unions that use Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers to onboard customers without Social Security numbers are seeing sizable growth in loans and deposits from people who might otherwise be unbanked.

Banking and credit union regulators are expected to respond to a White House call to root out discrimination in the predominantly white appraisal business. They will likely step up enforcement and data collection, reclaiming authority long ceded to the industry's governing body.