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Results have been announced for the two contested elections for the CUNA Board of Directors. Maria J. Martinez, president/CEO of Border FCU, Del Rio, Texas, has been elected as the…

In a victory for credit unions facing litigation over unclear website requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal district court in Virginia Friday found that the plaintiff…

Data from a new survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston suggests that credit unions that don’t offer mobile banking, blow off mobile payments and ignore the mobile needs…

Prominent think tank supports bipartisan Senate reg-relief bill: A key part of CUNA's 360° advocacy includes building broad coalitions of support for our priorities. We're proud to note that Third…

Engaging consumers wherever and whenever they want means engaging across multiple channels, including a full complement of digital and physical options. Realizing this potential isn’t easy. “Consumers want to transact…

Air Chief Marshal Sir HughDowdingis considered one of the heroes of the Battle of Britain, which took place in August/September of 1940. He was known to be stubborn and shy…

For an organization to be successful, you must have a good team in place. And for a team to function at its highest potential, it needs a leader that knows…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized changes to its prepaid accounts rule, including delaying the rule’s implementation several months beyond what CUNA requested. CUNA requested in August the bureau…

The NCUA Board on Thursday issued a request for information (RFI) on its call report modernization efforts. During the meeting, attended by NAFCU, the board also released a proposal on…

The homicide occurred right in front of Gian Paul Gonzalez’s house. It was the last straw for his parents, both youth pastors, who decided they needed to take their teenage…

An elderly Florida man charged with the armed robbery of an Arizona credit union that captured national media attention will remain in federal custody. During a detention hearing Tuesday, a…

Cybersecurity risk management is complicated. Threats, both known and unknown, are omnipresent. We are compelled to evaluate the likelihood of a threat exploiting a vulnerability in our organization and the…

After many years of helping facilitate bank and credit unionstrategic planning sessions, I can safely say one thing: people love adding to their “to do” list. For the most part,…

Consumers' expectations for speed, ease and convenience are permeating every aspect of their lives, including how they manage their finances. At the same time, financial criminals are rapidly evolving their…

The more I know, the more I realize I don't know. - Albert Einstein I was scanning articles the other day, and I ran across this: Three Ways to Improve…

This week, Bank of America announced it’s doing away with free checking for customers who don’t (or can’t) maintain a daily balance of at least $1,500 or sign up for…

The MD|DC Credit Union Association has joined as a plaintiff against credit monitoring firm Equifax. CUNA filed its lawsuit in October, in the wake of a data breach that exposed…

NAFCU will attend today's NCUA Board meeting during which the board will issue a proposed rule on involuntary liquidation and claims procedures, and hear a briefing on call report modernization.…

Credit unions face several important compliance deadlines in 2018. Even though the industry has had months and in some cases years to prepare for these changes, we have heard firsthand…

Marketing teams needs to take the blinders off and recognize that the next “big thing” in marketing isn’t marketing at all—it’s the urgent need for marketers to understand how the…

CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney has signaled the agency is likely to spend more time on issues related to debt collection and less time on prepaid cards and payday lending.…

It takes some work, but small businesses that use video marketing can get big results through improved search engine optimization leading to increased sales. This according to SCORE, the nation's…

Traditionally, developing the marketing plan at a community bank or credit union has been a top-down process focused on specific products. The goals are defined by senior management, then handed…

In our concluding article based on theCallahan & Associates findings reported in, "It's All About the Core," we will go back to the very beginning of the process. So far,…