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As part of this year's Best Practices Awards, CU Journal looks at a trio of institutions that have found creative and effective ways to bring in new funding.

Stripe and Adyen are among the best known and most VC-friendly firms that enable quick account onboarding for gig economy supply chains — but a lot of competitors are gunning for their position.

Merchants are embracing open banking at a high rate, creating new opportunities once consumers get on board, says Nuapay's Brian Hanrahan.

The Cleveland Fed president dismissed concerns about the central bank's faster payments system competing with The Clearing House's network, while saying that a national digital currency is less of a necessity in the U.S. than in other countries.

George Cook could have joined Somerset Trust, where his father is CEO. Instead, he founded Honeycomb Credit, a crowdfunding platform that competes with banks.

The company also disposed of a large agricultural loan that was nonperforming.

Now known as OnPath FCU, the institution originally served employees of Avondale Shipyard, Inc., but today serves members across the southwestern portion of the state.

House Democrats described the disparate impact standard as "the most important tool" for enforcing the Fair Housing Act.

In September, loan balances grew at a slower pace than a year earlier, according to the latest trends report from CUNA Mutual.

The payments company has loaned $5.5 billion to 275,000 small businesses, thanks to a data-driven process free from human interaction.