by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 29, 2017 | News
Richard Leon Wilbern pleaded not guilty to a fatal credit union robbery in 2003 in U.S. District Court in Rochester, N.Y., Friday. Last September, the FBI and federal prosecutors announced they solved the cold case with DNA evidence taken from the robbery scene on...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 27, 2017 | News
Sen. Susan Collins, chair of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, has reintroduced her Senior Safe Act, which is designed to protect vulnerable adults from financial exploitation. In introducing the Senior$afe Act of 2017 (S. 223), Collins, R-Maine, noted that the...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 27, 2017 | News
Nearly half of Americans check their smartphones as soon as they wake up, but only 1% connect to their banking app. Meanwhile mobile banking in the U.S. lags behind other countries. ReportLinker conducted a survey to answer three questions: What does a typical day of...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 27, 2017 | News
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released a white paper in December outlining a proposal to extend special purpose national bank charters to fintech firms that provide similar services to traditional banks. OCC currently offers special purpose...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 27, 2017 | News
Hawaiian Tel Federal Credit Union is remembering its former president/CEO Buddy Asato as an icon and pioneer who advanced the credit union movement in the Aloha state. Asato, 85, passed away on November 28. Private funeral services were held Jan. 6. His...
by GrafWebCUSO | Jan 26, 2017 | News
The appointment of J. Mark McWatters as acting chairman of the NCUA board will have little immediate impact on agency policymaking, advocates predicted Thursday. “It’s going to business as usual, if you will,” said Andy Price, CUNA’s senior...
