Practice and client management

KS Bancorp disclosed in a legal filing that an takeover effort by First Citizens is spooking lenders and prompting prospects to delay and cancel plans to move deposits and lending relationships.

One credit union celebrates 50 years of "people helping people" and other ways CUs are giving back to the communities they serve.

Limited organic growth opportunities and rising premiums for bigger deals are fueling more sales of banks with $1 billion to $10 billion in assets.

The company has agreed to pay $89 million for Premier Commercial Bancorp. The acquisition would significantly increase its branch presence and lending in the Portland area.

The retail lending unit of Marlette Funding meets regularly to make sure all employees are invested in its quarterly goals.

Readers opine on the possibility of an Amazon-JPMorgan Chase checking partnership, weigh in on the Crapo bill, applaud plans that would make the CFPB more of a backup regulator and more.

A newly-created post at SAFE FCU puts electronic services at the forefront, Montana's "crashers" recognized and more HR-related news from credit unions across the country.

After some modest success pushing companies to add women to boards, State Street is raising the bar; a few key departures have left the world’s central bankers even more male-dominated; and why Caitlin Long went from Wall Street to Wyoming.

The move provides a strong hint of the long-term succession plan CEO Leon Holschbach is putting in place.

This year marks the third consecutive year the league has awarded $125,000 to member credit unions.

From raising millions for scholarships to honoring members of the military and helping victims of disastrous fires, here's another look at how credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

CFO Craig Althoff hase been named interim CEO while the board begins its search for a permanent chief executive.

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting will bow out of certain regulatory matters involving CIT and U.S. Bank, where he held leadership roles, and three others.

As financial institutions find themselves at the center of political fights on topics like energy financing, marijuana and guns, they should avoid caving in to activist demands.

In the year since State Street's Fearless Girl statue started her showdown with Wall Street's Charging Bull, the $2.6 trillion asset manager has faced a confrontation of its own in corporate boardrooms: pressing firms to add more women to their boards.

The California-based credit union cited ‘confidential personnel matters’ but did not specify a reason for the departure.

The merger in Massachusetts is the latest in the consolidation of the credit union movement, as another tiny credit union is acquired by a much larger counterpart.

Manual means of dispute management are inefficient and growing untenable in the current security and compliance environment, writes Brad Johnson, director of solutions consulting at Centrix Solutions.

As longtime executive John Dea retires, the credit union's EVP/chief financial officer moves up to the top job.

Promontory Interfinancial Network, a provider of bank products and services, goes to great lengths (sometimes literally) to retain its employees over the long term.