Obituaries

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.

Fintechs want access to customers’ financial data, but banks are resisting, on security concerns; Deutsche Bank may cut bonus pool 20% after 14% drop last year.

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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Sandler and his wife, Marion, built a small California thrift into a powerhouse before selling it to Wachovia prior to the housing collapse, but were heavily criticized for engaging in some of the same practices that caused the financial crisis.

Gene Carroll led Pipefitters Steamfitters Credit Union from 1979 to 2007 while serving on various boards within the industry.

Urfer co-founded a business with the banking automation pioneer John Diebold, worked for Chase Manhattan and other major banks, and played an important role in the Nixon administration, phasing out exchange controls.

Among other accomplishments, Dresang engineered a merger that brought more than a dozen credit unions together to create Community First.

The legendary Atlanta banking lawyer played a special, often behind-the-scenes role that was part diplomat, mentor and seer during his 50-year career. He died last week at 76.

Donald Finn began his credit union career in 1964 by working as a loan officer for a Michigan institution.

Ken Bixby worked as an examiner for the federal regulator before joining the trade group in 1982.

Walter V. Shipley, the former chairman and chief executive who led the friendly merger of Chemical Banking with Chase Manhattan to create the biggest U.S. bank and predecessor of what is now JPMorgan Chase, has died. He was 83.

Robert Witty started at the Ithaca, N.Y.-based credit union in 1969, working his way up to CEO in 1984. He retired in 2010.

Roxana Willis was CEO of Battle Creek, Mich.-based School Employees Credit Union from 1991 to 2007. Today the credit union is known as BlueOx CU.

William J. McDonough, whose decade-long tenure as Federal Reserve Bank of New York president included dealing with the market scare of Long-Term Capital Management and the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, has died. He was 83.

Laurie Maggiano, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's program manager for servicing and secondary markets, died on Sunday.

Bankers remember Bob Wilmers not only for spearheading the growth of M&T, but also embracing his role as the industry's voice in turbulent times.