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Good credit analysts are in short supply, says David Nicholson, a senior VP of commercial lending at a community bank. But fair warning for job seekers: Only dogged questioners who can think critically need apply, because vetting business borrowers is as much art as science.

The Trump administration's stance on immigration is causing headaches for some banks, how a tiny black-owned bank is turning to fintech to turn itself around; why banks are rejecting Facebook's offer to share data and more from this week's most-read stories.

Your latest look at how credit unions are giving back and making a difference.

Each of these wallets has developed its own personality — and, presumably, its own must-have feature to pull consumers and merchants away from the competition.

Readers opine on prospects for the midterm elections, respond to Facebook's forays into collecting bank data, weigh in on new overdraft legislation and more.

Credit unions, leagues and other industry stakeholders announce steps they have taken to identify and reward strong leaders.

In recent weeks, several banks and fintechs have added new branches or new units, and in the process brought aboard new leadership. Here's a roundup of key hires.

From participating in local events to meaningful donations, credit unions are finding a variety of ways to give back to the communities they serve.

A new feature at recent CU Leadership Convention included advice on attracting millennials, the power of stories and more.

Twenty years after the Credit Union Membership Access Act was signed into law, figures from across the industry look back at that landmark legislation, how it changed the movement and whether or not something similar could ever happen again.

Some of the tightest contests in the midterm elections may have big implications for the future of banking policy.

Consumers are back to their old spending and saving habits; Trump administration is encouraging financial innovation; how the financial crisis shaped today's politics; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Helping the less fortunate, providing financial education, expanding to serve more members and other ways credit unions are giving back.

While mass transit has long been seen as a potential catalyst for changing payment habits, it's apps such as Uber, Grab and Lyft that are making the biggest difference in how people pay for transportation.

Readers react to Wells Fargo's latest penalty, weigh in on the Vatican's criticism of credit default swaps and opine on the long tail of the financial crisis.

About $736 million is being spread among more than 5,000 credit unions following NCUA's merger of the share insurance and corporate stabilization funds. Credit Union Journal queried a number of CUs on how they plan to spend that windfall.

A look at how credit unions are instilling a love of literature, helping the less fortunate and other ways the movement gives back.

Mobile e-commerce is growing fast, and online retail fraud levels are keeping pace with this expanded sales volume.

Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein remain prominent public figures, but many other crisis-era CEOs have kept low profiles over the past decade.

The Trump administration is making more than 80 recommendations to encourage financial innovation within a regulated space, including endorsing the creation of a federal fintech charter.