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Community Choice CU has announced a finalized deal to purchase Eastside Family FCU.

Cordia Bancorp in Midlothian, Va., has named O.R. "Ed" Barham president and chief executive of Bank of Virginia.

The Distinguished Service Award winners for the 52nd Annual Defense Credit Union Conference have been named.

Great Western Bancorp in Sioux Falls, S.D., has named former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. vice chairman Andrew "Skip" Hove its new chairman.

Credit Union Journal is inviting credit unions to showcase what makes them special in our 19^th Annual Day in the Life of Credit Unions project.

Henry Wirz, longtime chief executive of SAFE CU will retire at the end of the first quarter next year and — as expected — President Dave Roughton will assume the top spot.

Altura Credit Union on Monday said it has completed the merger of Visterra Credit Union, creating a $1.15 billion CU.

AJS Bancorp in Midlothian, Ill., has given its chairman and chief executive the additional title of chief financial officer.

Summit Credit Union of Madison, Wisconsin announced that it has completed its merger with Educational Employees Credit Union (EECU) of Janesville, Wis.

CUES on Friday said the 2015 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec challenge has been narrowed to the Top 15 applicants.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama Credit Union signed a 10-year agreement with the National Alumni Association of the University of Alabama to issue an affinity credit card.

Three states don't allow state charters and two offer the option, but there are no takers. CU Journal explores why state charters never took off in these five states, and whether that might change.

Altura Credit Union on Tuesday reported $2.1 million in net income for the second quarter - stretching its streak of consecutive quarters of positive earnings to 17.

TDECU said its successful merger with Dallas-based Texas Catholic Community Credit Union is the "most recent step" in its expansion plans.

State Employees' Credit Union said it reached the two million-member milestone in June through "steady growth and a service-driven focus."

Participants at the 2015 Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) here will be besieged by credit union messaging from a variety of CU trade groups.

LAS VEGAS — The winning streaks continued in the second quarter for $572 million Clark County Credit Union and $667 million Silver State Schools CU, both of which reported profitable numbers this week.

Credit union executives and stakeholders sound off on everything from NCUA wanting oversight of third-party vendors, auto loan growth, differentiation and more.

The moves disclosed Wednesday were broad, multifaceted and affected nine executives.

Panelists focus on small credit union sustainability and growth at the combined America's CU and World Credit Union Conference. Topics included recruiting and retaining top talent, tackling technology, managing merger mania and the power of differentiation.