Aaron Passman

The merger, which brings TMG CEO Shazia Manus into the CO-OP fold, is expected to directly impact more than half of all credit unions in the United States.

Former CU employees pleaded guilty to embezzlement and bank fraud charges, among others.

Critics have panned the president’s “skinny budget” for cutting social service programs while boosting defense spending, but some analysts say there could be real opportunities for CUs if the budget makes its way through Congress without significant changes.

U.S. Rep. Denny Heck – one of the few members of Congress to have worked in a credit union – is cheering legislation that could ease the process for chartering new CUs, but bemoaned that such legislation could also gut the consumer protections in Dodd-Frank.

As the House Financial Services Committee prepares for a hearing on the struggles of chartering new financial institutions, CU observers debate whether or not the credit union movement – amid an ongoing trend of industry consolidation – actually needs any new entrants.

Credit unions are sitting on a wealth of data from social media channels. The trick is sifting through the noise to find it—and use it.

The President's budget calls for eliminating the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution grant program, which often benefits poor and rural consumers in areas that Trump easily carried in the election.

At the Credit Union Analytics Summit held outside Seattle, CU Journal asked attendees to identify the biggest challenges the movement faces when it comes to data analytics.

Credit union tech leaders share their insights on what it takes to get started in data analytics and what’s holding many credit unions back.

Experts shared insight and strategies into collecting, analyzing and using big data at the Credit Union Analystics Summit.