Lisa Freeman

The last time bankers won a major lawsuit against NCUA, CUs responded by creating one of the most powerful lobbying forces on Capitol Hill.

In a world where the 34 deaths caused by Hurricane Matthew was old news even before the storm blew itself out, how does ICU Day stack up?

In a move that surely surprised the benighted Wells Fargo, one of its big bank brethren has pledged not to take advantage of the scandal. Go figure.

Matz was appointed to NCUA twice, by two different presidents, and has in-the-trenches experience from her time as an executive vice president at a credit union.

We are all happy to see low unemployment numbers, but it also puts human resources in the spotlight when it comes to recruitment, retention.

Credit Union Journal’s much-anticipated special event is designed to showcase the people-helping-people philosophy of the CU movement.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has appointed eight new credit union representatives to its Credit Union Advisory Council.

The president of the technology giant’s credit union division is stepping down to get back into the fintech research arena he left some 11 years ago but will stick around for another seven months to help his successor, Vinnie Brennan, make a smooth transition.

In an industry steeped in tradition, sometimes it's hard to recognize when a long-held belief or practice has gone from time-honored to time-worn.

Time is running out to submit nominations for Credit Union Journal's 2016 Best Practices Awards. The deadline is Aug. 1.

CU Journal asked readers to weigh in on why the industry has been losing small CUs at a rate of one a day for the last 15 years — and if that's a problem.

Every quarter brings another barrage of financial reports showing the big get bigger while the small keep struggling — but what does that really mean?

Technically, two-thirds of CUs don’t have a dog in the MBL fight, so we asked why the industry has spent so much time and energy on this battle.

It's said often enough that credit unions have a treasure trove of data that is incredibly valuable...but not if you don't know how to leverage it.

A credit union executive was among the 12 appointees to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's new Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee aimed at making counseling more accessible for new homebuyers and troubled homeowners.

GTE Financial FCU has tapped Brian Best, who has been acting interim CEO since January, to take the reins permanently at the $1.8 billion institution.

With what may be as little six months to get anything done on a politically split two-person board, Metsger has moved quickly to solidify his position.

On tap at Thursday's NCUA Board meeting: the first-ever public briefing to board members on a proposal that is still under construction, a move that is aimed at creating a rulemaking process that is more open and accessible to all stakeholders.

Oddly enough, the quickest way to explain the credit union difference is also the quickest way to render a credit union unable to fulfill its mission.

Efforts to craft proposal are already underway, but there are some concerns that the regulator won’t be able to get to this before RBC is implemented.