Practice and client management

Devon Bryan, who held similar jobs at KPMG and the Federal Reserve System, succeeds Brian DiPietro, who had been information security chief since 2016.

The Jacksonville, Fla.-based credit union said it needs the extra staff to handle an influx of member calls and to help with a planned expansion.

The Pennsylvania company recruited John Montgomery from First Bank in St. Louis to take the helm on Aug. 31.

Ulule is working with Bank of the West to build name recognition. It hopes to collaborate with other banks and credit unions as it vies with larger companies such as Kickstarter and GoFundMe.

The executive shuffle at the company continues as Credit Suisse America’s Paula Dominick is hired to replace Mike Roemer as chief compliance officer. It also hired or promoted four line-of-business chief risk officers and an enterprise testing leader.

NuMark and NorthStar Credit Unions plan to join forces later this year, with NuMark CEO Ann Dubie retiring once the deal has been completed.

The proposed combination would create a bank with $3 billion in assets in central Virginia.

The industry's return on average assets has already dropped substantially and there are predictions that could get even worse. Many institutions will have to deal with elevated provisions for loan losses and expense management to survive.

From student-run branches to courses on credit, budgeting and more, one of the industry's longest-running partnerships is being upended as districts across the country move to virtual learning.

The coronavirus pandemic has created major credit issues at the Boston bank and stymied efforts to improve profits, fueling speculation that the onetime serial acquirer could be a takeover target.

Richard Marotta left the Boston company less than two weeks after a goodwill impairment charge contributed to a large quarterly loss.

MatlinPatterson, which once owned more than 60% of the Michigan company, has been paring back its stake in recent years.

Robotic Process Automation and other cognitive automation tools can handle repetitive manual tasks such as processing data from websites and other applications says Kofax's Wendy St. Clair.

A handful of credit unions have embarked on co-location strategies, sharing branch space with coffee shops and other businesses, but the social distancing era may force some institutions to rethink those plans.

The credit union, formerly known as Kern Schools FCU, selected an internal candidate to take the helm once Stephen P. Renock, IV, retires in July.

Chief Financial Officer Matt Koch will take the helm later this year when longtime CEO Clark Yelverton retires.

Some institutions have long worked to recruit a diverse workforce and address discrimination but these initiatives have taken on greater importance as protests have highlighted racial inequality.

Many sellers are ditching the loans to avoid the cumbersome forgiveness process. For others, the Paycheck Protection Program was never a strategic fit.

The account would complement the existing Community Development Financial Institutions Fund and could be replenished annually if banks and credit unions use the funds to help when natural disasters and other crises occur.

The company will pay an undisclosed amount of cash for Marshall Financial, the parent of Citizens Bank.