This past week, credit unions across the nation announced promotions, new hires and appointments. Plus, one credit union assistant vice president was recognized as a Credit Union Rising Star. WEST The $2.4 billion Spokane Teachers Credit Union in Liberty Lake, Wash.,...

As businesses are spending millions of dollars on technology and software to protect themselves from cybercrimes, they may be missing a leading cause of cybercrime by not investing their money in training their own employees.  Human error is the leading...

The Financial Institutions Division of Raymond James has a new chief: Tim Killgoar, who takes over on April 1 from John Houston. Houston, a certified financial planner, has led the group for the past 11 years and is set to become head of the group’s Eastern...

The National Credit Union Foundation is hosting a Twitter chat event for credit unions to promote National Financial Literacy Month in April. During the Twitter chat scheduled for April 5, credit unions and their employees are welcome to share best practices,...

[embedded content] CU Times Managing Editor Natasha Chilingerian visits CU Direct's new Innovation Lab, which just opened in Irvine, Calif. We did a live Skype interview with CU Direct's SVP of Marketing and Innovation, Brian Hendricks, as well as its new VP of...

The CFPB took action against Experian and its subsidiaries for deceiving consumers about the use of credit scores sold to consumers. The agnecy ordered Experian to pay a $3 million penalty. The bureau also ordered the Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Experian to truthfully...