Number of 2017 Breaches Tops 2016 Record High

The number captured in the 2017 ITRC Breach Report now totals 1,103, an increase of 22.4% over last year’s record pace for the same period (901). As of Oct. 18, the breach total also represents 171,588,466 reported exposed records, according to the report from...

Credit Unions Roll Out New Names, New Brands

Credit unions in Minnesota and Virginia recently introduced their new name and new brands. Chartered in 1933 in Duluth, Minn., the Duluth Teachers Credit Union changed its name to the Harbor Pointe Credit Union. Harbor Pointe CU was selected as the new name because it...

Mobile Lending Creates New Fraud Risks

As lenders race to make mobile applications easy to use for the next generation of borrowers, they are increasing their risks of fraud losses in new ways, and facing costs that are difficult to predict. Trying to put a number on the cost of fraud and get a better...

Enticing the Non-Member: Onsite at MAXX

CUNA Mutual Group’s Gerry Singleton discusses the behaviors and beliefs of non-credit union members. Spokane, Wash. – At the start of his breakout session during the Northwest Credit Union Association’s MAXX Convention Tuesday, CUNA Mutual Group Vice...