Obituaries

Hofts spent more than three decades serving the credit union movement across multiple states, including as CEO of the Kansas CU League.

Zamberlan spent more than four decades in the industry before retiring in 2012.

Meyer was credited with guiding the Cleveland company through the financial crisis and returning it to profitability. He died this week at his home in Florida.

Lauck, who joined the nonprofit in 2011, led the organization during an era that solidified it as the credit union movement’s philanthropic partner of choice.

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Steven Zeisel, a lobbyist with the Consumer Bankers Association who died Sunday, was a strong voice for financial institutions navigating post-crisis regulations. He also had the ear of policymakers on the other side of the table.

Hove, who spent 11 years on the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board, was the agency's acting chairman three different times during the 1990s. He held several jobs in banking, including chairman and CEO of Minden Exchange Bank & Trust, which had been led by his father.

The rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 3.6%, a three-year low; Mary C. Erdoes, a top bank executive, allegedly pushed back against compliance department suggestions to jettison the controversial client.

During his time with the company, Hogg directed its transformation from Interbank to Mastercard and helped expand the card brand's global presence.

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