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From partnerships and donations to Reality Fairs and contests, here's how credit unions are giving back to their communities.

Readers weigh in on the use of blockchain in property records, Mulvaney's efforts heading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the need for financial standards in banking and more.

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney took heat from Democrats on whether he planned to take the agency's consumer complaint portal private while responding to Republican fears that its data collection activities pose a data security risk.

The rapid adoption of voice assistants only adds to the notion they could one day be disruptors in commerce, payments and financial services.

Voice assistants are on a fast track, with ownership of home devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home surging to between 20% and 25% of households from a mere 1% in about two years. The rapid growth is inviting keen interest in many circles about the potential for voice assistants to spark disruption in commerce, payments and financial services.

From awards to promotions, appointments and special honors, here's how credit union professionals are making an impact.

A federal judge struck down two portions of the National Credit Union Administration's field-of-membership rule, but sources within the industry are divided on whether or not an appeal is the best course of action.

The 2018 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run and SacTown run helped CUs raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. Here's a look at some of the day's festivities.

While industry consolidation picked up in 2017, certain regions did better than others, with strong volume and improved pricing. Here’s a look at each region.

GSE reform a likely scratch from this year’s to-do list; banks’ difficulties in speaking emoji; reactions to Mick Mulvaney’s plans for the CFPB; and more.

Donations for life-saving research, branch expansion, activities for kids and other ways credit unions are giving back.

Readers react to Mick Mulvaney’s proposal to restructure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, opine on Community Reinvestment Act reform ideas, weigh in on emojis in digital banking and more.

John Williams, a monetary policy expert, has been a critic of Wall Street culture and has voiced concerns about financial startups not offering equal access to credit.

From renewing efforts to promote solar energy to making donations to fight cancer and benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and more, here's how credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

This year could be a pivot point for blockchain to move past proofs of concept to adoption, propelled by strong investor interest. But many still see the tech as being three to four years away from going mainstream.

A trio of operations executives move up the ladder at Golden 1, new inductees to Hall of Leaders and more new hires, promotions and special recognition.

Despite increased bank and investor activity around digital P2P payments, consumers haven't flocked to P2P in expected numbers.

Short sellers tend to go against the tide, making investments based on a belief that a stock is going to tank. These 10 banks have drawn the greatest amount of short-interest activity recently.

A BankThink argues that Treasury's GSE cash infusions are just the return of stolen money; MUFG wants its Union Bank to be one of the nation's 10 largest; fintech promises a 30-minute mortgage; and more.

Several credit unions make key hires at the "chief" level in finance, marketing, business development and more.