Practice and client management

Ken Lehman recently bought a block of shares in Village Bank & Trust Financial.

While other industries reversed their previous downward trend, perceptions of the banking industry continue to get worse. Here are some steps banks can take to try to burnish their reputations.

At the end of the second quarter, the corporate institution will waive service fees and issue bonus dividends to its member credit unions.

Credit unions and others in the industry have announced a number of recent promotions, new hires and other personnel news.

The Montana-based institution will open its doors as Clearwater later this year, a move leadership hopes will better connect it with consumers in other parts of the state.

Credit unions can usually limit attrition of consumer accounts after a bank acquisition, but maintaining relationships with business customers is the bigger challenge.

The speed and the bipartisan nature of the demand for an investigation into Facebook's Libra are telling, giving ammunition to those who warned the cryptocurrency space is underregulated and unsafe

If signed into law, institutions that qualify for the Banking Development District program will be eligible to receive up to $10 million in subsidized public funds.

The deal with Frandsen Financial is the 12th bank M&A transaction this year involving a seller in Wisconsin.

Kelly McDonough will take over next month, nine months after the $289 million-asset shop's former CEO left to lead a CUSO.

Credit unions from around the country are helping out by making donations and volunteering their time.

Shore Community Bank, which has five branches in Ocean County, will sell for $53 million.

Sterling Bancorp must enhance its BSA policies and hire an outside firm to review its account activity.

Banks are increasingly turning to outsiders like Nikki Katz, a former Disney executive now at Bank of America, and Joel Kashuba, formerly of Procter & Gamble and now at Fifth Third, to help build their digital experiences.

Nearly 100 institutions now take part in the initiative to bring affordable financial services to Spanish-speaking and immigrant consumers.

The Credit Union National Association’s summer conference in Orlando offered attendees insights into service, succession planning, collaboration and more.

The Facebook digital-currency unit has a logo nearly identical to that of the challenger bank Current, which has been around since 2015.

The Michigan-based CUSO has acquired a stake in NestReady, giving it exclusive industry rights on the mortgage technology firm's products.

The Orange County-based CU had served a few cities around Los Angeles but state officials have now approved its application to serve all of Los Angeles County.

As the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions' annual conference kicked off, President and CEO Dan Berger emphasized the trust credit unions have built with members. But there have been a few recent stumbles.