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Capital One became the latest bank to feel customers' online wrath last week after reports that some customers were being charged twice for debit card activity. But it was hardly alone.

From hurricane relief efforts to highway adoptions, donations to fund life-saving treatments and more, here's how credit unions are giving back to their communities.

It's been a little more than three years since Apple Pay made its debut. Today it is joined by Samsung Pay and Android Pay/Google Pay—along with several proprietary concepts from major banks and merchants. But despite millions spent on promotions and marketing for the various concepts, mobile payments volume is still weak.

Well known CU exec hired by innovation group, another earns local kudos and more new hires, promotions and awards.

The Senate Banking Committee is expected soon to release a bipartisan bill that would significantly reshape the housing finance market, but key issues remain unresolved.

High credit scores are good and low ones are bad -- but serving either sector comes with some unique challenges and opportunities. Here's what you need to know.

How new developments on many fronts are going to affect the banking business in the coming year and beyond — and what bankers can do to prepare.

Credit unions and their members are giving back to their communities in a variety of ways.

Dueling blockchain stories — one arguing it was virtually useless, the other saying it could change real estate lending — seized the top spots this week, while readers also focused on tax reform aftermath and a key Senate retirement.

Most retailers still don't want to accept bitcoin, but that doesn't mean they want to be left out of the cryptocurrency craze.

Readers react to President Trump considering a credit union regulator to head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, debate a delay for top banking nominees, opine on the value of blockchain, and more.

Changing political and economic forces are raising new questions about deployment of tax savings and the cost of deposits, while old concerns about cost-cutting, credit quality and risk-taking persist or return.

Credit unions make strategic hires, promotions to beef up their loan departments and other professionals in the news.

From showcasing small businesses to challenging members to donate for disaster relief efforts, here's another look at how credit unions are giving back.

The debit card is growing in popularity in the U.S. for retail transactions, and consequently FIs are making debit a top priority. However, the strength of debit is a double-edged sword.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau featured in three of our most read articles of last year, while two others were about the disruptor Ripple. Other highlights included our annual Women in Banking package, the aftermath of the Equifax data breach and news of Amazon's possible banking plans.

Over the past year, the focus of several banking policymakers has been how much the regulatory pendulum might swing back toward the industry’s liking. That theme will likely continue in 2018.

Saving money is one of the most common — and most difficult — New Year's resolutions, but credit unions across the country are rolling out an array of options in early 2018 to help make that process easier.

From hosting important visitors to being recognized for a variety of good deeds, here's how credit unions are giving back to their communities.

With so much uncertainty, the only thing that's clear is how different the sector may look a year from now. Here's an overview of the leading trends in technology that will impact payments and banking in 2018.