Temporary Discomfort Opens Doors to Success

“The introduction of something new,” or, “a new idea, method or advice.” According to m-w.com, that’s the definition of innovation – a word that’s as prevalent in the credit union industry as deposits or members. It often...

CO-OP Deploying AI to Combat Card Fraud

Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.-based CO-OP Financial Services intends to implement artificial intelligence to fight fraud, with a machine learning-based risk management tool for its client credit unions later in 2017. “A key pain point for credit unions in 2017 is...

UPDATE: Trump’s DOJ Ditches Defense of CFPB

The U.S. Justice Department argued Friday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau should be stripped of its independence, a reversal of an earlier stance that the president only had the power to remove the Obama-era agency’s director for cause,...

Former Credit Union CEO Indicted for $5M Embezzlement

After more than three years since a Kansas credit union was merged following a suspected embezzlement scheme, federal authorities announced Wednesday the indictment of a former president/CEO who is allegedly responsible for stealing more than $5 million. Nita Rae...

Data Breach Acceptance Replacing Breach Prevention?

The number of records lost, stolen or compromised in data breaches jumped 86% between 2015 and 2016 even though the number of breaches worldwide dropped 4% in the same period, suggesting that hackers are aiming at organizations with big databases, according to new...