FIs Hit by $30 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

A New Jersey attorney and a real estate agent were charged with allegedly running a massive mortgage fraud scheme that caused more than $30 million in losses for at least five financial institutions, according to a criminal complaint filed last week in U.S. District...

Top Fintech Innovators Named

China tops the list of fintech innovators, nabbing the top three spots and five of the top 10 on the 2017 Fintech 100 list. According to KPMG International, the list, which was compiled by Fintech Innovators, a collaboration...

Credit Unions Appoint New CEOs

Credit unions in Michigan, Delaware and Oregon named new CEOs earlier this month. In Michigan, Stephen P. Grech was appointed president/CEO of the $195 million Monroe County Community Credit Union in Monroe, which serves 28,355 members. He succeeded Mike Newman who...

Belco Community CU, SkyOne FCU, Ent CU Promote Employees

Numerous credit union employees will begin the Thanksgiving holiday with new job titles, as five credit unions announced new hires and promotions this past week. Plus, the Cooperative Credit Union Association presented an award of excellence. WEST Following the...

ADA Cases Spread to Georgia Credit Unions

The spate of ADA lawsuits against credit unions spread from Virginia to Georgia this week, where at least two more credit unions have been sued over the accessibility of their websites, according to court documents. Those filings show that Hapeville, Georgia-based...

U.S. Home Starts Reach Highest Level in a Year

U.S. new-home construction rebounded in October to the fastest pace in a year, partly reflecting recovery efforts in the hurricane-stricken South, government figures showed Friday. A pickup in permit applications for one- family dwellings indicates building will...