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NACHA & IFX Announce Merger Deal

API technology NACHA — The Electronic Payments Association and the Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum plan to combine forces in a deal they said will speed up and strengthen the development of standardized application programming interfaces (APIs)...

Cannabis CUs Move Forward Cautiously: Onsite at GAC

From left to right: CUNA Director of Advocacy Shelton Roulhac, Weedmaps Vice President of Government Relations Dustin MacDonald, Budding Solutions Founder and CEO Shanita Penny, former Colorado Director of Marijuana Coordination Andrew Freeman and Maps CU Chief Risk...

Wright-Patt CU, TrueCore FCU, Atlanta Postal CU Promote Staff

Eight credit unions from coast to coast had a busy past few weeks as they finalized new hires, promotions and CEO appointments. Plus, the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions hired a new executive. WEST The $2 billion Numerica Credit Union in Wenatchee, Wash., hired...

ID Theft Hits All Time High, Consumers Shift Blame to Institutions

The 2018 Identity Fraud Study released by San Francisco-based Javelin Strategy & Research, revealed identity fraud victims increased by 8% (rising to 16.7 million U.S. consumers) in the last year. The online survey of 5,000 U.S. consumers found despite industry...

Credit Union Members Borrow More for Cards, Cars & College

Credit unions ended the year with consumer loans taking more spots in the portfolio parking lot, leaving a smaller share of the loan space for real estate. A preliminary assessment by CUNA and the Federal Reserve Bank’s G-19 Consumer Credit Report released...

NCUA Board Considers Share Insurance Fund Distributions on Feb. 15

The NCUA board will discuss Share Insurance Fund equity distributions when it meets on Feb. 15. Last year, the board approved the merger of the Share Insurance Fund with its Corporate Stabilization Fund. At the time, board Chairman J. Mark McWatters said that the...

Credit Unions Name New CEOs, Retirements

Bangor Federal Credit Union named Basil Closson as its new president/CEO. Credit unions in North Carolina, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Virginia and Indiana recently named top executive leaders and announced retirements. The $2.2 billion Truliant Federal Credit...