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This week marks the official start of Canada’s legalized recreational cannabis industry — and American Express, Visa and Mastercard are ready to handle the new market's payments, in a stark contrast to their stance in the U.S.

Mark Decello will take over for Gerald Guy, who has served as president and CEO at KEMBA for 30 years.

Richard Onishi, a longtime credit union board member, is running for a fourth term as a Hawaii state representative.

Credit unions based on the island made history receiving CDFI grants for the first time ever, but larger issues tied to population decline remain.

John Kolhoff will lead the Credit Union Commission of Texas starting in early December.

CU Green was developed to give Minnesota residents better access to clean energy products.

The $5.4 billion-asset credit union said FOM expansion continues to be part of its long-term growth strategy.

BankMobile will remain part of Customers for at least two years after regulatory snags derailed a plan to transfer the unit to a Florida bank.

McCone County Federal Credit Union has added roughly $9 million of assets with the merger of Fallon County Federal Credit Union.

More than half of all federally insured credit unions have less than $50 million of assets. But challenges, including increased demands for technology, are making it harder for small institutions to thrive, forcing some to look for merger partners.