Lisa Freeman

The only member of the NCUA board to be appointed twice — by different presidents — talks to CU Journal.

As CUs have added more c-level positions, they may be too focused on hiring the right person for the right job today without thought for tomorrow.

I didn’t choose to be phone-free during my recent business trip to New York, but you’d be amazed at what you can learn when you’re off the grid.

More loans means more profit, so why would anyone ask if there’s a dark side to loan growth? Because more loans also means more that can go wrong.

A group of credit union executives all experienced an epiphany about the CFPB recently, but the big question is, did the regulator get it too?

After years of sitting on the sidelines during presidential elections, 2016 may mark the first year the movement makes a bid for the limelight.

If you're going to make your members spend precious time providing you with all that data, the least you could do is actually make good use of it.

It's amazing what can happen when you eliminate 'miscellaneous' from your vocabulary and force yourself to think about things differently.

Sure, some ambitions, like finishing an Ironman triathlon, just aren't for everyone, but it would be crazy not to consider some of these in 2016.

Nominations for the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association’s board of directors are due Jan. 15.

Though happy with some of the changes the agency made to its final IOLTA rule, CUNA and NAFCU cited areas where the regulator could have done more to improve the landscape for CUs.

Credit Union Journal's editor in chief invites you to share how you think this year—chock full of newsworthy events—should be remembered.

The House Financial Services Committee approved a data security bill Tuesday that would require all companies that handle sensitive financial data to have similar security protections and notification requirements as financial institutions.

The House easily passed the highway spending bill that was hammered out by the House and Senate conference and now heads to the Senate, where it is expected to be approved and sent off the White House to be signed into law.

Five credit unions across the country have signed up to participate in HomeAdvantage to help bolster their mortgage programs.

Though other credit unions have acquired portions of banks previously, Achieva says this is the first time a CU has engaged in a “whole bank” transaction, purchasing and assuming the total assets and deposits of Calusa Bank.

With community bankers already talking about suing over FOM, ties between NCUA and CU industry could come under more scrutiny.

The question of when it makes sense to leave something for the states to hash out, or when should the national entity step in continues to bedevil.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In a special member vote, Ent Federal Credit Union members approved a proposal to convert from a federal charter to a state charter.

As many a card expert warned would be the case, there's still a lot of confusion out there about how chip cards work—and what they don't do.