BankThink

When I shared with friends of mine at credit unions that I'd soon be joining CUNA as the new president and CEO, they told me I'd be diving into a financial services pool that is swirling with both opportunity and challenge.

While the rest of my neighbors are carving pumpkins and wishing me a Happy Halloween, you should see the looks on their faces when I respond, "Thanks, and a Happy International Credit Union Month to you!"

Bernanke's Testimony and Pseudonym; Here Come the AG's

I have coined the phrase "managed risk" merchant to correctly define and segregate the stigmatism that traditional Card Not Present (CNP) merchants obtain when labeled as "high risk" merchants.

Bankers should temper their criticism of new regulations with some support for reform, lest the American public think the industry has failed to heed the lessons of the financial crisis.

The same broad powers that allowed the federal government to place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into conservatorship also allow it to reconstitute both companies.

Cyberattacks Spread; Geithner and 'Loan Sharky'

Payments providers have a unique challenge when it comes to satisfying their target audiences.

The Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion should require financial institutions to perform regular, standardized and data-driven assessments of workforce and supplier diversity.

The FSOC must provide well-reasoned justifications as to why it chooses to designate a firm as systemically important — and provide a clear outline of the steps that companies can take to rid themselves of the SIFI label.