Practice management

Jeffrey Osher, who led a bare-knuckle fight last year to oust the prepaid card company’s CEO and chairman, will serve as an adviser to the firm’s board.

SBA lending is on a tear. Gulf Coast Bank & Trust is the latest institution to dive into doing this activity nationwide after buying CapitalSpring.

League representing Florida and Alabama credit unions will pay out more than $200,000 in dues rebates, bringing the grand total returned to members in recent years to more than $1.4 million.

Farmers National will pay about $7.8 million in cash and stock for the $43.3 million-asset Monitor in a deal that should close in the second or third quarter.

A database that identifies wrongdoers could prevent banks from making bad hiring decisions, but can it ensure that former employees' rights are adequately protected?

First Florida Credit Union is touting a banner year in 2016 and says plans are underway for an even better 2017.

Oregon State CU promotes a pair of branch managers, WESTconsin hires SVP of retail operations and more CU officials in the news.

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After sponsoring the Poinsettia Bowl for 12 years, SDCCU will hang its name on bowl game with four decades of history.

Koger Propst was also named CEO of the company's $2.6 billion-asset ANB Bank.

Steven Leafgreen has been appointed president and CEO of Western Vista CU in Cheyenne, Wyo., succeeding retiring CEO John Balser.

ID.me raised $19 million in a Series B round that was led by FTV Capital and included USAA.

Investar will pay $46 million in cash for Citizens, which has three branches and $246 million in assets.

Joseph Greco previously served as CEO of Southern Connecticut Bancorp, which sold itself to Liberty Bank in 2013.

Credit unions affiliated with the league that serves Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island will see some of their dues money returned.

State Street Global Advisors has placed a statue, titled "The Fearless Girl," across from the iconic bull statue in lower Manhattan to draw attention to gender diversity on boards.

The company also seems to be shifting the narrative to operational performance after addressing claims of questionable insider dealings.

Wells Fargo community banking head Mary Mack is seeking three new deputies and shaking up regional leadership of the division she inherited after a bogus-account scandal.

It's last call to participate in Credit Union Journal's annual Best Credit Unions to Work For, honoring credit unions with the best employee satisfaction and engagement.

Dupont Community CU names a trio of vice presidents and other credit union professionals in the news.