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That's the main takeaway from a recent Federal Reserve Board report that found the number of U.S. consumers using mobile phones to access their financial accounts rose by five percentage points last year.

WASHINGTON — When Harry Douglas Lane was called upon to speak at a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau forum last year, he appeared to be just another person in the crowd.

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Committee leaders said Friday they would hold a panel vote on April 29 to reform the housing finance system.

Volunteering at nonprofits is a good place to start, high-ranking female bank executives told attendees at a recent conference. Women also need to confront barriers head on.

WASHINGTON — Top Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee are asking several federal agencies — including the NCUA — to provide more information about their employment policies and practices with regard to minorities and women.

WASHINGTON — Credit union executives are growing more dissatisfied with the examination process, according to the latest numbers from CUNA on CEO exam satisfaction.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Roger Michaelis, longtime president and CEO of $509 million iQ Credit Union, said he plans to retire in October after 29 years of service.

Washington Federal (WAFD) in Seattle has shifted a number of executive titles and responsibilities.

WASHINGTON — One of the reasons CUNA chose Bill Cheney to lead the trade association in 2010 — his credit union roots — now appear to be the reason why the executive is leaving after just four years at the helm.

WASHINGTON — Mark McWatters shared insights into what kind of regulator he would be if confirmed to a seat on the NCUA board during testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Thursday.

WASHINGTON — CUNA President and CEO Bill Cheney is leaving his post in June to take the helm at $9.7 billion SchoolsFirst FCU in Santa Ana, Calif.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA chairman Debbie Matz has informed CUNA and NAFCU that the comment period for the agency's risk-based capital proposal will not be extended, the trade associations report.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is planning to eliminate its current employee performance management system after data showed minorities were rated lower than white employees.

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson and Sen. Mike Crapo, the panel's top Republican, laid out a preliminary bipartisan agreement Tuesday on housing finance reform after months of deliberation.

SEATTLE -- In this cycling crazy city, one credit union has created a loan program just for bike riders, and is asking local residents to send in photos of their favorite bicycles.

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The high-profile addition last year of Washington and Tennessee to the ranks of states that allow some credit unions pay to board members reignited a debate that continues -- is it a good idea or a bad idea?

Riverview Community Bank in Vancouver, Wash., has promoted Daniel Cox to executive vice president and chief credit officer.

SEATAC, Wash. -- Though the Target Corp. breach has received a landslide of media attention, another data theft has hit Northwest CUs hard.

Banner Bank in Walla Walla, Wash., has entered into a business partnership with wealth management firm Coldstream Capital Management in Bellevue, Wash.

WASHINGTON -- Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota will become the next chair of the Financial Services Policy Committee starting on March 17.