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Here's another look at how credit unions across the country are giving back to the communities they serve.

For all of the noise in the payments industry around transitioning to real-time and same-day digital payments — and in the mainstream media around the bitcoin craze — paper checks still persist as the preferred means of disbursement for the majority of business-to-business transactions.

New Hall of Fame inductees and other award winners announced, plus more new hires and promotions at credit unions across the country.

Bank M&A started off with a bang this year, with eight of the 10 biggest deals taking place in the first six months. North Carolina and Florida accounted for six deals on the list.

Some were sold at discounted prices, while others were shut down by their acquirers or quietly ceased doing business.

Giving back to the community is ingrained in the credit union philosophy, but the holiday season provides the movement with a good reason to go the extra mile. Here's a look at how CUs across the country are celebrating the holidays.

Mobile wallets have always been a hard sell. In many countries, credit and debit cards work well enough that consumers don't want to learn a new way to pay. But banks and technology companies are committed to bringing their wallet apps to market. In an effort to stay competitive, these companies have spent considerable effort to get their wallets to stand out not only against competitors, but against the compelling option to keep using cash and cards.

In a long-standing tradition, Credit Union Journal asked IT professionals to share the new things they’d like to have to help them have a successful new year. From data centers to more staff, their technology wish lists will keep Santa plenty busy.

Readers sound off on Mick Mulvaney’s plan to hire political appointees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, question what’s behind the failure of Washington Federal Bank for Savings in Chicago, react to an argument that Equifax must endure, and more.

The Indiana CU League gets several new directors and other credit union professionals in the news.

It was a bad year for the CEO of Equifax, the founder of a high-flying fintech and the regulatory agency bankers love to hate.

EU banks will soon start sharing customer account data with all third parties their customers approve. Very few U.S. banks have latched on to this concept. Here’s why.

Here we take a data-driven journey into 2018 and some of the key trends that we’re likely to witness.

Major realignment of top talent changes the face of one credit union, plus more new hires, promotions and special recognition.

This year has been very good to regional banks, bitcoin investors and several bank CEOs who pulled off big deals or successfully refined business models.

From member givebacks to donations for life-saving research and hurricane relief, here's how credit unions are making a difference in the communities they serve.

JPMorgan Chase get a new branch banking leader; Trump's anti-Wells tweet stokes concerns; blockchain, GSE survival, and more in this week's top stories.

Celebrating new facilities, scholarships, donations and other ways credit unions are giving back to their communities.

More retailers are accepting mobile wallets, but few agree on what that entails. Many stores are coming up with their own wallets by building on past successes or burying payments deep under the surface of their mobile channel.

Readers chime in on the GOP’s inheriting vast regulatory powers, the continuing back and forth over who leads the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the root causes of cryptocurrency hacks, and more.