Trump Said to Pick DOL Head: Andrew Puzder

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Andrew Puzder as Labor Secretary today, according to CNBC. A former attorney, Puzder is the CEO of CKE Restaurants, which owns several nationwide fast food chains. Puzder has been an outspoken critic of what he says is...

6 Trends That Could Influence Credit Unions in 2017

Ted Bilke, president of core provider Symitar, a division of the Monett, Mo.-based Jack Henry & Associates, offered several 2017 trends and predictions that could impact credit unions directly or indirectly. 1. Growth Strategy Geographic expansion will continue....

2016: Don’t Expect the Dust to Settle Next Year

This was a tough year. Almost immediately at the start of 2016, we lost David Bowie. The shock of that lasted months for me. On top of that, Glen Frey and Paul Kantner passed away. That was just January! And then a few days into February, one of my favorite musicians,...

Credit Union Low-Tech Cybersecurity Action Plan

The great paradox of cybercrime is that credit unions’ biggest vulnerability isn’t their technology, it’s the people who use it. “It’s low-tech. It’s human error; people sending PII or SII. Folks are not breaking into the 256-bit...

CFPB Changes Omitted From Final Spending Bill

Congressional Republicans have dropped plans to enact changes to the CFPB through the appropriations process. Congressional negotiators this week released their version of a Continuing Resolution that, in most cases, would fund federal programs until April 28. The...

Former Interim CEO Charged With Theft

A former interim credit union CEO was accused of allegedly stealing more than $130,000 from the $7 million N.G.H. Credit Union in Nashville, Tenn., the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday. TBI, the state’s primary criminal investigative agency,...