CUs must beware of "chunking" schemes, which usually arise from real estate investment clubs. Ogden said the fraud comes when purchasers apply to multiple lenders for financing without disclosing multiple properties are being acquired. Ogden said participants in chunking schemes are recruited at seminars promising to teach people how to "get rich in real estate."
The group behind the proposed Georgia Skyline Bank says recapitalizing a 24-year-old Virginia bank offers a faster path to success than a new charter would.
IDScan.net removed the pages naming its bank and credit union integrations after KrebsOnSecurity traced 153 million license scans to the company.
A consortium of international FIs are planning to issue a U.S. stablecoin in early 2027; London-based OpenPayd has entered the U.S. through its acquisition of MSB USA; the U.K. fined Citi £4.7 million ($6.3 million) for hundreds of transactions in breach of sanctions against Russia; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
The controlling owner of Santa Fe-based Century Financial Services Corp. wound up in bankruptcy court. Now his 71% stake is on the verge of being sold to an Oklahoma bank.
Swift's network of 11,500 banks can exchange deposit tokens in a standardized way.
The big three's trade group has said they operate legally and protect the industry with a trio of reports. FHFA also is opening up VantageScore for all lenders.
