Credit card rates Citigroup Inc., one of the world’s largest credit-card issuers, said it will refund $335 million to U.S. customers whose annual percentage rate should have been lower. The lender determined that a method it was using to calculate APRs...
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Identity Thieves Are Trying to Tap Colorado Annuities: Officials
Identity thieves are trying to loot annuities in Colorado, according to officials at the Colorado Division of Insurance. Division officials want consumers to talk to insurers about account safeguards. "Individuals with annuities, or even life insurance, can...
Another Credit Union Prevails in ADA Case
ADA Code Washington, D.C.-based Department of Labor Federal Credit Union has prevailed in a lawsuit brought against it over the accessibility of its website, according to documents filed in a Virginia District Court. The complaint alleged that the plaintiff...
Wisconsin Credit Union Buys Bank
Acquisition The $413 million Superior Choice Credit Union in Superior, Wis., said it signed an agreement to buy the $79.1 million Dairyland State Bank in Bruce, Wis. The deal is expected to close in the third or fourth quarter of this year pending regulatory...
GAC 2018: Legislative, Regulatory Waters Remain Muddied
The U.S. Capitol Building Last year, thousands of credit union officials flocked CUNA’s Governmental Affairs Conference. With a new administration and a new Congress, they had many questions about nominees, regulatory moves and regulatory overhaul legislation. A...
First-Time Homebuyers Make Biggest Share of Deals in 17 Years
“Open House” Photographer: Ty Wright/Bloomberg Millennials are playing homeownership catch-up. First-time buyers rushed into the market last year, making 38% of all single-family home purchases, the biggest share since 2000, data released...