NCUA Bans Four Former CU Employees

The NCUA Wednesday banned four former credit union employees who were convicted of theft or embezzlement. Sonja L. Matos, a former employee who worked in the risk management/card services ATM department for the $1.2 billion Corning Federal Credit Union in Corning,...

4 Ways to Gear Up for the Jan. 1 MBL Rule

Credit unions may be turning to member business loans as a source of growth, especially in light of this year’s principle-based MBL rulings. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the NCUA provided additional clarity around the definition of MBL loans versus commercial loans, and...

Payment Card Network Transactions Grow, Fraud Soars: Fed

Total transactions at payment card networks grew 6.8% from 2014 to 2015, but the estimated losses due to fraud soared over previous estimates, the Federal Reserve Board reported Wednesday. Payment card networks process 60.6 billion debit and general-use prepaid card...

Credit Unions Carve Out Bigger Share of Loans

Credit unions continued to gain a larger share of U.S. loans in the third quarter, but loan growth might slow in 2017 under President-elect Donald Trump, according to bank and credit union reports released this week. CUNA Mutual Group’s “Credit Union...