Practice and client management

The Maryland-based credit union said it success was the result of strong member service and outreach.

Covault has begun offering a digital identification and virtual safe deposit box service to banks and others. Similar efforts have failed before, but its backers say mobile apps and the cloud have made the service more practical.

We entrust tech firms with vast amounts of information about our daily lives, with an expectation that they will safeguard it. But have we become too casual in the trust we place with them in exchange for more personalized experience and convenience?

The company agreed to pay $18 million for Atlantic Bancshares in a deal that will increase its operations along South Carolina's coast.

The company will pay $186 million for First Bank Lubbock in a deal that also includes mortgage unit PrimeWest Mortgage.

The company will also gain branches in northern Alabama when it buys Tennessee Bancshares.

The Illinois-based CU has given back $10 million to members in the past 10 years.

Educational Systems FCU gains a trio of interns, plus more new hires, promotions and awards.

Citizens Equity First Credit Union has paid out $230 million in diviends over the past 18 years.

A group has filed an application for form a bank in Birmingham, a city with a large pool of bankers and a steadily growing economy.

John Kimberly, who was CEO of a bank that CAB bought in 2014, is set to take the helm on Jan. 1.

The California company is set to pick up a dozen branches after it buys FNB for $315 million.

The $74 million acquisition will allow First Mid-Illinois to expands it operatations in the Champaign-Urbana region in Illinois.

After 43 years at the Wichita-based credit union, CEO Bob Thurman is retiring.

The last time the agency refreshed its logo was in 1971 under President Richard Nixon.

OneUnited is trimming branches and expanding digital offerings as it builds its brand as a backer of social justice that develops innovative products such as a Black-Lives-Matter-themed debit card.

MFA Acquisition, which plans to keep Maryland Financial Bank's name, wants to add more products and services after the deal closes.

Alpine Bancorp. in Illinois made its sale a highly inclusive process, forming a special evaluation team of senior leaders to help top management review offers.

Eureka, Calif.-based credit union will expand to Arcata.

We entrust tech firms with vast amounts of information about our daily lives, with an expectation that they will safeguard it. But have we become too casual in the trust we place with them in exchange for more personalized experience and convenience?