Performance reports

Central Valley Community Bank in Fresno, Calif., plans to report a fourth-quarter loss because of a hefty chargeoff of commercial loans.

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Community Financial Credit Union here said it will distribute $400,000 to reward its most loyal members as part of its "Member Bonus" program.

TEXAS CITY, Texas — The $652 million AMOCO Federal Credit Union said it showed its appreciation for the members that most believe in it through a $1 million bonus dividend.

Potential buyers have long been wary of high premiums and the potential for volatility in the energy sector. A harsh correction in oil prices and Texas bank pricing has suddenly given those banks a chance to revisit their views.

SBT Bancorp in Simsbury, Conn., moved its shares on Wednesday to a new OTC Markets Group trading platform.

BALTIMORE — Members of MECU of Baltimore received cash bonuses of $1.8 million in December, which added to cash bonuses paid in June made a total of $3.5 million for 2014.

DENTON, Texas — DATCU Credit Union on Monday said it paid a bonus dividend of $1,768,059 to its member owners on Jan. 1 — the largest such payout in its history.

Credit unions in the United States have generally delivered good financial performance across the board in 2014, bolstered by a strengthening economy, an improving job market and — most crucially — rising loan demand from members who had stood on the sidelines during the financial crisis.

MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemical Employees' Credit Union (DCECU) announced it will issue Member Giveback Rebates and Rewards for 2014 that will break the $1.4 billion CU's previous records.

The good news: the economy continues to strengthen. The bad news: the economy continues to strengthen.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Empower FCU here has awarded a $2.5 million "giveback" to members in bonus dividends and interest rates in celebration of another successful year.

SPOKANE, Wash. — STCU closed out the year with the news that it hit the $2 billion-asset mark in November.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA said it has filed suit in federal court against U.S. Bank N.A. and Bank of America N.A., alleging these institutions violated state and federal laws by failing to fulfill their duties as trustees for 99 residential mortgage-backed securities trusts.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Scott CU returned $1.8 million to its members just in time for the holidays.

Farmers Capital Bank in Frankfort, Ky., said a change in the rules governing allotments by active-duty service members will shave more than $800,000 off its bottom line next year.

PEORIA, Ill. — Citizens Equity First Credit Union (CEFCU) said it will distribute a record $40 million extraordinary dividend to the credit union's members.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Members of Golden 1 CU will be getting an early holiday gift from their credit union, as the CU's $18 million "Member Giveback Distributions" hit savings accounts Wednesday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Median loan growth rates were up by 3.5% for the year ending in the third quarter of 2014, according to new state-by-state analysis from NCUA.

WATERFORD, Conn. — Charter Oak FCU is awarding more than $393,000 in cash bonuses to members as part of its Gold Rewards program, hitting a new record for the CU's member-appreciation efforts and bringing total returns to more than $1.6 million.

OGDEN, Utah — Members at Goldenwest CU here earned a total of more than $1 million in bonus dividends paid out by the credit union for 2014.