Practice and client management

As the smartphones become ATM cards, a new set of security risks emerges. Thorough ID protection is necessary to keep no-card ATMs secure.

Allen, Texas-based Giact Systems is combining its identity and payment verification tools into a single platform called Epic.

While many shareholders are by now largely immune to the transgressions of the U.S. banking sector, Wells Fargo’s recent phony account scandal has given even the most hardened cynics pause.

BECU names new CFO, First Capital makes changes to board and other promotions and new hires in the industry.

Executives at BB&T, KeyCorp and Citizens are milking commercial lending niches and balancing cost control with new investments while waiting for more rate hikes to fatten margins.

The deal is the latest coastal acquisition for United Community. For HCSB, the sale is the final chapter in a turnaround that began 13 months earlier.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has given preliminary conditional approval for Winter Park National Bank, allowing organizers to work on office space, hire staff and raise capital.

Delorier is a former chief marketing officer and head of consumer channels at SunTrust Banks.

After 53 years of service, Gene Brody passes the gavel to EVP Anthony Grigos. Brody will continue to serve as board treasurer and chief strategy officer.

Indianapolis-based CU has operated an insurance CUSO since 2004.

The company has hired an investment bank to help it consider strategic alternatives, which could also include recapitalizing.

New boss Andy Cecere's first year on the job will likely be defined by how he tackles the challenges in front of him, including keeping the company’s highly watched efficiency ratio in check and managing pitfalls in auto-lease financing.

One VP earns a special recognition from a local organization and other awards, new hires and promotions at credit unions across the country.

All six credit unions will utilize Fiserv’s DNA core platform, extending contracts with the technology provider that go on for more than 20 years.

Wintrust’s mortgage revenues fell in the first quarter, but net interest income picked up the slack.

Cloud-based disaster-recovery strategies allow a growing number of credit unions to focus on members and staff, rather than hardware, when things go south.

Three years after retiring, Darrell Merkel is returning to SAFE FCU, this time as CEO.

The fiasco may hold a valuable lesson for fintechs and banks alike about the need for closer integration.

Credit unions across the country are looking for talent, both internally and externally, leading to a bevy of promotions, appointments and new hires.

Even in the event of a landslide, throw-the-bums-out investor vote over director seats next week, expect business as usual in Wells’ boardroom for a long while.