Idaho League CEO Kathy Thomson Announces 2017 Retirement

The Idaho Credit Union League said Tuesday that its President/CEO Kathy Thomson will retire in January 2017. Thomson is the third league CEO to announce retirement in less than a year. In December, Cornerstone Credit Union League President/CEO Dick Ensweiler said he...

ATM Fees Hit New Record Level

ATM fees set a new record high for the 10th year in a row, with the total cost of using an out-of-network ATM withdrawal rising to $4.57, according to Bankrate.com’s 19th annual checking survey. Consumers typically must deal with two different fees when using an...

Fifth Largest Ohio Credit Union Emerges After Merger

The $180 million Chaco Credit Union in Hamilton officially merged into the $602 million Telhio Credit Union in Columbus Monday, creating the fifth largest cooperative in Ohio by assets, $783 million, and the fourth largest credit union by members of 76,100. In...

Two Sentenced in Credit Union Ponzi Scheme

A former CEO and her assistant received federal prison sentences last month for running an $18 million Ponzi scheme out of a Texas credit union by selling non-member share certificates to at least 10 credit unions across the nation. Maria Guadalupe Hernandez, 59,...

Women Underrepresented in Information Security Workforce

Women represent only 11% of the global information security workforce, including in financial services, despite a shortage of cybersecurity skilled personnel overall. Credit unions have to be more security-minded as staff and members connect through many devices....

10 Most Successful States

Are you successful? Do you feel successful? Are the people around you successful? If surrounding oneself with success improves one’s chances of success, then perhaps the folks at GOBankingRates.com are on to something. GOBankingRates.com wondered whether a...