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Middlesex Savings Bank in Natick. Mass., has promoted its chief commercial banking officer to president and named him successor to the chief executive.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has appointed a new leader of its bank supervision arm, the bank announced Thursday.

Maps Credit Union has partnered with Western Oregon University to incorporate Biz Kid$ into the College of Education’s curriculum, thanks to a grant the CU received from the National Credit Union Foundation.

Heritage Trust opens two student-run branches and other great things credit unions are doing in their communities.

Relationship and people skills certainly remain important, but today's wealth management leaders require far more than those largely sales-oriented abilities.

The proposed merger of $102 million United Health Services Credit Union into $716 Horizon Credit Union received 89% member approval.

The member credit unions of both the Kansas Credit Union Association and Missouri CU Association on Tuesday voted to unite to form a new entity to be known as Heartland Credit Union Association and Shared Financial Solutions.

As its merger with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Employees FCU closed on Oct. 1, Hanscom FCU gained more than 1,000 new members.

SEATTLE — Tiny Northwest Baptist Federal Credit Union on Friday merged into $633 million Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union. The combined credit union will hold $635 million in assets and serve 45,000 members with a total of 7 branches throughout the Greater Seattle area.

Bonus dividends offer positive PR opportunities, but only a relatively small number of credit unions issue them, according to a study by credit union consultancy Callahan & Associates.

NEW YORK — The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions announced the expansion of Juntos Avanzamos (Spanish for "Together We Advance"), a designation for credit unions committed to serving and empowering Hispanic consumers.

Hudson River Teachers Federal Credit Union, a $51-million institution based in Mohegan Lake, N.Y., has changed its name to Hudson River Financial Federal Credit Union, effective immediately.

United Educational Credit Union, a $123-million institution based in Battle Creek, Mich., announced it will re-brand itself as "BlueOx Credit Union," effective January 1, 2016.

One CEO sums up industry frustration this way: 'Why ask the hard questions if you ignore the tough answers?'

The Virginia credit union's website offers concrete reasons for becoming a CU member instead of a bank customer.

Brokers need a plan to reposition their offerings and solve for multiple ACA issues, as employers are offered these services from numerous industry players.

John Neal will retire later this year as president of Union Bank & Trust in Richmond, Va. Neal, 66, will step down on Dec. 31 after 24 years at the $7.5 billion-asset bank.

The practice court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, home to the Indiana Pacers and Indiana Fever basketball teams here, is getting a new name.

With a rich history of providing credit to those who otherwise might not have had access to financial services, credit unions are in a unique position to reach out to this demographic.

Cash America International, a payday lender in Fort Worth, Texas, has named Brent Stuart chief executive.