Ray Birch

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — After serving almost 60 years as CEO, Albert Tripodi has retired from Beaver Valley FCU.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- NCUA released its Share Insurance Estimator Tuesday, a redesigned version of the agency's E-Calculator.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Managing credit unions in a rising interest-rate environment along with the pressure to write more consumer loans to offset falling mortgage lending will be key challenges to the credit union community this year, say top industry economists.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Shrinking refi business, falling debit swipe fees and banks ramping up card marketing have credit unions increasing their emphasis on their cards' portfolio.

In an exclusive interview with Credit Union Journal, NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz outlined the agency's key initiatives for 2014, including proposed new capital rules that that will likely impact about 200 credit unions, due to the amount of risk on their books.

To help credit unions be more proactive in 2014, mobile imaging company Mitek looks at what's shaping consumer expectations and driving their mobile needs, offering a handful of mobile banking predictions for next year.

TAMPA, Fla. - Expect credit unions to pay greater attention to P2P, upgrade aging home banking systems, ramp up EMV migration timelines and increase credit card marketing and analytics in 2014.

TEXAS CITY, Texas - George Ballis, former chief executive officer of AMOCO FCU, passed away Dec. 24. He was 85 years old.

PARCHMENT, Mich.—Advia Credit Union is now the name of the new $ 1 billion entity formed by the merger of two Michigan CUs.

Alabama State Employees Credit Union has filed the first class action lawsuit by a financial services company against Target Corp. over costs from the massive card security data breach the retailer suffered from Black Friday to mid-December.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama State Employees Credit Union has filed what appears to be the first class action lawsuit by a financial services company against Target Corp. over costs from the massive card security data breach.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- NCUA issued a prohibition order Tuesday against Lori Bush, banning her from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Both CUNA and NAFCU feel NCUA's proposed new rule on stress tests for CUs above $10 billion in assets is not needed.

LACEY, Wash. -- A Navy FCU teller at the credit union's Hawk's Prarie office helped police apprehend two suspects who allegedly robbed the office Friday afternoon.

The massive Target card data breach has members of Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union viewing the credit union's Facebook page in record numbers.

ARVADA, Colo. -- Partner Colorado Credit Union paid its members a $600,000 owner dividend bonus in December.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The massive Target card data breach has members of Pennsylvania State Employees CU viewing the credit union's Facebook page in record numbers.

The $245 million Guardian CU last week gave back more than $785,000 to its members, bringing what it has returned in bonus dividends to $2.3 million during the last three years.

November's 3.5% increase in orders of durable goods indicates that consumers' financial anxiety is declining.

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - A failed attempt to steal a Y-12 CU ATM Christmas morning left a Bobcat tipped over in a ditch and the money machine badly damaged.