Practice and client management

Scott Page, CEO of CoBiz Bank, will retire in a few days. He will be succeeded by Steven Bangert, the company's chairman and CEO. The company's chief financial officer will also become its chief operating officer.

The company will gain four Chicago-area branches as part of the $41 million all-cash acquisition for the parent of ABC Bank.

New Hall of Fame inductees and other award winners announced, plus more new hires and promotions at credit unions across the country.

Rita Lowman recently joined the bank from C1 Financial, where she had been chief operating officer.

David Becker is trying to prove to investors that his Indiana bank can succeed over the long term. With the rise of online banking and fintech firms, Becker is a community banker worth watching in the new year.

Bank M&A started off with a bang this year, with eight of the 10 biggest deals taking place in the first six months. North Carolina and Florida accounted for six deals on the list.

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who is the largest shareholder of Citigroup and has been detained since early November in a corruption probe, faces a demand from Saudi Arabian authorities of at least $6 billion to win his freedom, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Davis, who stepped down as CEO a year ago, will retire as the company's chairman and as an employee at the end of 2017. Umpqua will then become one of the few publicly traded banking companies with a female chair.

Former top commercial mortgage-backed securities strategist Trevor Murray accused the Swiss lender of illegally firing him in 2012 for blowing the whistle on attempts by traders to influence his research reports.

The seven-member council, formed in the wake of the fake-accounts scandal, will advise Wells on social issues, such as diversity, environmental sustainability and the needs of underserved communities.

The Indiana CU League gets several new directors and other credit union professionals in the news.

The acquisition will give LCNB its first branch and deposits in the Columbus, Ohio, market.

Peter Scher, global head of corporate responsibility, will join JPMorgan’s operating committee, effective immediately, the company said Thursday.

Small Michigan CU will merge into BlueOx Credit Union of Battle Creek.

The Connecticut-based credit union gave $100 cash bonuses to all 5.326 members who participate in its Gold Rewards program

Heritage Commerce will pay $32 million for Tri-Valley in a deal that should be accretive to tangible book value and earnings.

The merger is the next step in a process which has seen NWCUA managing the Idaho league since Jan. 1, 2017.

The Wisconsin-based corporate credit union will pay out a 7 percent return to members, a new record for the CU.

Major realignment of top talent changes the face of one credit union, plus more new hires, promotions and special recognition.

Fox Communities Credit Union supported Small Business Saturday with a savings app and a shopping contest.