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Members like to talk to employees who have more than just a clue about their credit unions' technology offerings. We all do. When employees are at a loss, well, it isn't just those birds that get angry.

Check processing can be a laborious procedure requiring a number of steps and delays in balancing, posting and clearing of deposited items. Here are some things that can help.

As communication continues to digitalize and members become ever more mobile, credit unions need to stay ahead of the curve and ensure that they can communicate with members, no matter the channel.

Considering the variety of proposals floated recently to restrict money market mutual funds, it seems people at some government agencies really want to put MMFs out of business.

Bank of America is a huge and therefore convenient target for journalists to bash. Recently the Los Angeles Times assailed B of A for cutting "some" small business credit lines. (Maybe they cut "some" but increased more of them!)

Making banks show the rigor of their analysis through what-if exercises is all well and good. But investors would be better served if auditors had to tell more about the risks their clients are taking.

Editor's Note: Morning Scan will not publish on Monday, Jan. 16 in observance of the Martin Luther King holiday. We’ll be back on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Private equity's impact on job creation has come to forefront over the last week of the Republican presidential candidate primaries, as critics took aim at Mitt Romney's Bain Capital career.

New Jersey has a long and rich history of nurturing inventions and inventors. The works of Edison, Einstein and Roebling continue to improve our lives.

Bank lobbyists tend to dismiss the importance of the consumer agency as a voting issue in the presidential campaign. Here's why they shouldn't.