Practice management

Cullen/Frost Bankers in San Antonio has a new president.

OSHKOSH, Wis. — If three's a crowd, what's four? Even better, at CitizensFirst CU.

Local bankers will try to pick up any business that could fall out as a result of the merger. And with one less bank to buy in Southern California, remaining franchises also may command scarcity value.

MADISON, Wis. — An aging credit union membership and the accompanying need to attract younger members is a message oft-heard by CUs in the United States, but the World Council of Credit Unions wants to solve the issue globally.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Members of Sunnyvale Federal Credit Union voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of merging their institution into Technology Credit Union, Tech CU said Wednesday.

U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis has promoted Andrew Cecere to become its chief operating officer.

Bankwell Financial Group in New Canaan, Conn., has hired a new chief strategy officer.

The president's job at Northwest Indiana Bancorp of Munster, Ind., has been passed on to a fourth generation of Bochnowski. The company said Benjamin Bochnowski, who remains the company's chief operating officer, will have the same posts at its bank.

Florida became the latest state to legalize gay marriage last week, bringing the number of states allowing same-sex couples to wed to more than 30—and possibly adding a whole new market for credit unions to target.

Ted Peters likes to build things and he does not like retirement. The veteran banker will soon solicit outside investors for a fund that he hopes will amass $100 million to pump into promising community banks.

The vice chairman of NCUA would like to see significant changes in how credit unions define their fields of membership – with the help of both the regulator and Congress.

NEW YORK — Coopera, a credit union consultant for the Hispanic market, and the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, are teaming up on a program to extend credit union products and services to the widely unbanked and under-banked Hispanic immigrant community.

Home BancShares in Conway, Ark., has named a new chief for its banking unit.

Georgia United CU and HealthCom FCU have agreed to merge following approval by their boards and the submission of merger plans to state and federal regulatory agencies.

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Lorillard FCU has officially rebranded as Triad Partners FCU, a new name that, according to a statement, reflects the community the CU has served for the past 50 years.

ST. LOUIS—Purina CU is now a division of Anheuser-Busch Employees CU here, following the Jan. 1 completion of a merger between the two institutions.

MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemical Employees' Credit Union (DCECU) announced it will issue Member Giveback Rebates and Rewards for 2014 that will break the $1.4 billion CU's previous records.

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The $885 million OSU Federal Credit Union here is making what it terms a "strategic move," switching from a federal to a state charter effective Jan. 1.

Warren FCU decided to do something novel when it sought to establish market share in Laramie, Wyo., a town about 50 miles away from its Cheyenne headquarters.

The Kansas and Missouri Credit Union Associations are hashing out a new alignment that would join the two state leagues together. But whatever you call it, don't call it a merger.