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As NCUA Chairman Mark McWatters heads to Capitol Hill, credit unions are facing new threats at the ATM and CU trade groups are writing big checks in advance of midterm elections.
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First Foundation sold loans to Freddie Mac to free up space for higher-yielding credits. It then bought the securities that were formed to replace other, lower-yielding assets through an often overlooked program.
October 1 -
NCUA liquidated LOMTO Federal Credit Union following years of significant losses due to poorly performing taxi medallion loans.
October 1 -
Citizens & Northern will pay $43 million for the $348 million-asset Monument.
October 1 -
AmeriNational Community Services plans to form an industrial bank in Nevada.
October 1 -
Shay Santos, who has been with the Madison, Wis.-based credit union for nearly three decades, succeeds John Lowrey, who passed away in June.
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Australians' love for contactless payments is driving the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group to incorporate mobile withdrawal technology to its ATM network.
September 28 -
From "BayBucks" to service excellence awards, California's Bay Federal Credit Union is committed to recognizing staff who go the extra mile.
September 28 -
From "Orange Outs" to balloon towers and more, the Alabama-based credit union is committed to creating a rewarding working environment.
September 28 -
Two credit unions are part of a fintech pilot program to help borrowers set aside money to pay down student debt faster.
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Few small businesses in Puerto Rico applied for credit to finance recovery from hurricane damage. The reasons are instructive for financial institutions’ response to disaster recovery, the New York Fed says.
September 27 -
China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is partnering with Saxo Payments Banking Circle, a European B2B payments platform specializing in online cross-border transfers.
September 27 -
Hanmi Financial wants SWNB in Houston to pay a termination fee, citing "material breaches" of covenants tied to their now-defunct merger agreement.
September 27 -
Gerri Sexsion, who has led the credit union since 1997, is set to retire in early 2019.
September 27 -
Rocky Mountain Law enforcement FCU places an emphasis on helping employees grow in their careers so they can progress upward within the organization.
September 27 -
Colin Walsh, Varo Money's CEO, learned a lot from his first stab at deposit insurance. Lesson one: Work with one regulator at a time.
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The country is lagging behind others when it comes to ensure that a consumer's financial data is available to third parties, and regulators need to step up.
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Paul Yonamine will succeed Catherine Ngo as the company's leader next month. Ngo will continue to run Central Pacific's bank.
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Contactless payments are a big success story in most countries around the world—including developing markets—but not in the U.S.
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The law gives residents more — and welcome — control over their data. But it will take work for credit unions to meet the new requirements, such as possibly having to amend third-party vendor agreements.
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