South Dakota

Black Hills FCU names longtime exec as next CEO

12/03/20

Chief Operations Officer Jerry Schmidt will take over at the Rapid City, S.D.-based institution in early January.

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Coronavirus surge in Upper Midwest has bankers on edge

11/05/20

The region now leads the nation in virus cases, and with winter lurking the fear is that the outbreak will only get worse.

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Cannabis and gambling: State ballot measures that matter to banks

11/04/20

Referendums that legalized marijuana and sports wagering in several states could incentivize banks to do business with companies in these sectors. Payday loan and privacy measures that passed Tuesday also have implications for the industry.

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Dakotas credit union trade group tweaks branding

10/06/20

The new name is the third time the association has modified its name since leagues for the two states merged in 2007.

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Meta Financial to sell branches in Iowa, South Dakota to Central Bank

11/22/19

The company also disposed of a large agricultural loan that was nonperforming.

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Great Western hires former U.S. Bancorp exec to fill credit role

09/20/19

The decision to bring in Michael Doyle follows a quarter where the South Dakota company reported a spike in net charge-offs.

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Meta Financial discloses IT control weakness tied to recently acquired bank

08/08/19

The South Dakota company discovered "inappropriate user access" to applications at Crestmark Bancorp, which it bought last year.

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Agricultural issues, borrower fraud to cut into Great Western's profit

07/17/19

The South Dakota company warned that it will charge off millions of dollars in loans to dairy and cattle farmers.

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Meta Financial taps insider as next CEO

11/01/18

Brad Hanson has been with the South Dakota company since founding its payment services division in 2004.

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Great Western taps insider as its next president

08/30/18

Doug Bass had been one of the South Dakota company's regional presidents. He succeeded Ken Karels, who remains chairman and CEO.

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