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Ocean Bank in Miami has been freed from an enforcement action by state and federal regulators.

BALTIMORE — More than a quarter of a million videos turn up on YouTube when users search for the words "credit union."

PLEASANTON, Calif. — The writing is not on the wall — it's on your phone.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Perhaps the biggest question swirling around last month's Finovate conference is: why are mobile payments still more hope than reality?

It's about to get a lot harder for credit unions to reach their members on Facebook.

SAN DIEGO — Credit unions have vastly expanded their online footprint in recent years by establishing a social media presence, but the social media landscape for CUSOs is less clear.

FAIRFAX, Va. — As financial institutions begin to shift their marketing dollars from traditional media to digital, analysts say online spending can be good for credit unions — but only if they wisely allocate budgets in this marketplace.

WASHINGTON — As a bill that could bring monumental changes to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac works its way through the Senate, some credit union executives are concerned that larger players would have too many advantages at the expense of small lenders.

WASHINGTON — The indications from Congress are clear: there will be reforms made to the secondary mortgage system that long has relied on government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — but the $9.4-trillion question is: what will the new system look like?

A consumer debt collection agency was shut down by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Thursday morning after dozens of complaints were filed about the company's business tactics.