Malicious Chrome Extensions Infiltrate FI Enterprises

Seattle-based ICEBRG’s Security Research Team discovered four malicious Google Chrome extensions affecting some 500,000 users. These provide a substantial pool of resources to use for fraudulent purposes and financial theft. While performing a routine...

NCUA Board to Consider Strategic Plan on Jan. 25

The NCUA board will consider its Strategic Plan at its Jan. 25 meeting. The board has been soliciting public comment on the draft plan, which establishes a variety of agency goals and objectives. The board also will consider its 2018 annual performance plan at the...

Credit Unions Fill Loan Gaps for More Students

Credit unions continued to increase their role as secondary lenders for college students last year, with their private student loan portfolios growing faster than those of other private lenders and the federal government. Borrowers requested forbearance on their...

NAFCU Sends Cease & Desist Letter to ADA Law Firm

NAFCU is demanding that a California law firm stop sending letters to credit unions contending that they owe legal damages because their websites do not comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. In a letter to Scott Ferrell and Victoria Knowles of the Pacific...