Text messaging The “text me” refrain increasingly communicated at credit unions seems louder lately. Berkeley, Calif.-based Shastic signed five new customers in January for Elle, its conversational text messaging platform for credit unions. The recent...

Michael Schenk, CUNA’s vice president of research policy and analysis WASHINGTON — Credit unions should see another year of double digit loan growth because the unemployment rate is expected to remain low and inflation is expected to remain tame through...

Two recent cybersecurity solutions, an artificial intelligence-based biometric security measure from Nuance; and a password policy module from Wombat Security, could help protect credit unions and other organizations defend against fraud. Burlington, Mass.-based...

Poor financial performance According to NCUA financial performance reports, the $84.6 million Ukrainian Future Credit Union is well capitalized and has not posted net income losses over the last five years, but Michigan regulators placed the Warren-based...

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...

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...