CU Professionals Take Steps on the Career Ladder

From coast to coast this past week, credit unions announced numerous promotions, appointments and new hires. Check out the latest People news here. WEST The $1.2 billion Columbia Credit Union in Vancouver, Wash., promoted four employees to vice president positions....

CUNA Files Suit Against Equifax

CUNA has made good on its promise to go after Equifax over the credit-rating bureau’s recent data breach.  On Wednesday, the credit union industry trade association filed a class-action lawsuit in a Georgia District Court against Equifax, alleging that...

2.1% Proposed Boost in NCUA 2018 Operating Budget

The NCUA on Friday released a proposed 2018 operating budget totaling $298.2 million, a $6.1 million boost from the 2017 level. That represents a 2.1% increase from 2017.  “The 2018-2019 budget proposal is another step in our broader effort to re-align our...

CU Teller Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Former teller Teresa Ann Perkins admitted earlier this week that she embezzled $320,000 from members for nearly 11 years at the $23 Community United Federal Credit Union. She was indicted in June, two months after the NCUA placed the Waycross, Ga.-based credit union...