Metsger Expects Stability at NCUA as Trump Takes Office

As the NCUA board prepares for its last meeting during the Obama Administration, Chairman Rick Metsger said Thursday he does not expect any great change in policy direction in the near future. The NCUA board meets Jan. 19 and has two items on its agenda – an...

Advia Credit Union Makes Second Bank Purchase

The $1.3 billion Advia Credit Union of Parchment, Mich., is making its second Wisconsin bank purchase within six months. Advia CU announced earlier this week that it signed a definitive agreement to buy the $232 million Peoples Bank in Elkhorn, Wis. Financial terms of...

Foreclosure Rates Continue to Drop

The housing bubble burst 10 years ago, but loans from that era of go-go lending are still accounting for about half of foreclosures, a Los Angeles data firm reported Thursday. The U.S. foreclosure rate was 0.7% in 2016, slightly lower than 2015, and remaining...

Post-Holiday Cybercrime Still a Threat

Cybercriminals have not finished collecting their holiday gifts. That warning from Kaspersky Lab follows a 23% increase jump over the previous year in malware encounters by users. Consumers who used their credit cards during the holidays should keep an eye on their...