This past week, six credit unions announced new hires and promotions. Plus, one credit union announced the retirement of its long-time CEO. EAST The $3 billion Service Credit Union in Portsmouth, N.H., promoted two employees. Fawn Terwilliger was promoted to chief...

A former CEO of a West Virginia credit union who embezzled more than $156,000 over three years was sentenced to one day in jail, while a teller who worked for an Alaskan credit union for few months and stole more than $100,000 will serve one year in federal prison....

Tax-related themes are frequent lures for phishing emails and websites. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Proofpoint revealed cybercriminals expanded their attack methods this tax season to include ransomware, malware, malicious documents, and social engineering. In a blog the...

Opening a checking account using only a smartphone or tablet is still a pipe dream for most users, according to new research from Javelin Strategy & Research.  According to a study of nearly 1,400 people who successfully applied for checking accounts at the...

NAFCU is asking the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to step in and void new regulations issued by the CFPB. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin NAFCU President/CEO B. Dan Berger requested that FSOC use its authority under Dodd-Frank to stay...

A former president/CEO of a merged Nebraska credit union will face a federal judge March 14 on six felony bank fraud charges. According to an indictment filed by federal prosecutors last week, Christine Darley, 44, allegedly embezzled more than $535,000 from the $3...