Former Credit Union Board Chair Indicted

A former board chair of a Virginia credit union was indicted Thursday on 20 felony charges of forgery check forgery and ID fraud. Mark M. Whitaker served as board chair of the $101,630 New Bethel Federal Credit Union in Portsmouth, Va. from at least 2012 to 2015 when...

PSCU Engages Mastercard to Help Fintech Startups

St. Petersburg, Fla. based PSCU, which calls itself the nation’s leading credit union service organization announced a partnership with Mastercard Start Path Global, a program supporting later-stage fintech startups. Fintech companies are businesses that...

NCUA Conserves Georgia Credit Union

The NCUA placed the $23.1 million Community United Federal Credit Union into conservatorship Thursday and installed experienced management to correct the operational weaknesses that is affecting the Waycross, Ga.-based cooperative’s safety and soundness. While...

CO-OP Announces $26.1 Million Patronage

CO-OP Financial Services is doling out a $26.1 million patronage for fiscal year 2016, bringing the Rancho Cucamonga, California-based CUSO’s lifetime payouts to $393.7 million since becoming a cooperative in 1996.  “This latest year’s healthy...