U.S. financial institutions entered 2018 in better financial shape than in many years. This upturn provides great opportunity for growth and future innovation for banks and credit unions across the country. That is one of the viewpoints presented by William Mills...

U.S. consumer sentiment exceeded analyst estimates in January as the outlook for jobs and household income improved, University of Michigan survey data showed Friday. Highlights of Michigan Sentiment (January, final) Sentiment index inched down to 95.7 (est. 95) from...

Congress Democrats are charging that CFPB Acting Mick Mulvaney is reversing years of diligent policymaking to control payday lenders—and they allege that action could be tied to campaign contributions he received as a Republican House member. In a letter to...

After more than a year of delays, a federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Valor Federal Credit Union President/CEO Sean Jelen to more than five years and eight months in federal prison for bank fraud and attempted bank fraud. Before the 35-year-old Jelen of...

People just can’t seem to stop talking about sexual harassment. And all this talk doesn’t seem to be helping to reduce the number of reported incidents. Each news story about the latest man to be accused of sexual misconduct against a woman in the...

Four former credit union employees, including a manager and a long-time teller and administrative assistant were banned Wednesday by the NCUA from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution. Catherine Linton, former manager of the $4.1...