Data Sets

Fourth-quarter earnings reports probably couldn't have been scheduled for a worse time. Banks reported results (and sometimes good ones) right as the markets and the price of oil tanked. The cold reception from investors and analysts is a reminder of how sometimes the analysis of a banks' numbers has little to do with the past quarter, and more to do what's going on right now.

Hanscom FCU and Oregon State CU revamp their mortgage departments and other CU professionals in the news.

A year ago, a few trends were already clear to us, but many were just taking shape. Here's what we told you to expect from 2015, and how each of these predictions played out.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

GFA FCU promotes from within for its culture officer position, Stan Hollen announces retirement and other credit union professionals in the news.

NCUA sent a letter to credit unions outlining the agency’s top priorities examiners will be focusing on as they audit credit unions this year.

With the specter of an NCUA Board diminished to just two board members—possibly even all the way down to just one—hovering over the agency, a number of key regulations hang in the balance.

Two new chief operations officers, a chief risk officer and a chief audit executive joined the C suite and other credit union professionals in the news.

Credit unions will be fighting a compressed legislative schedule and heightened focus on the 2016 elections, but the effort to move regulatory relief and other key provisions in Congress this year is expected to continue in earnest.

A compilation of our favorite stories of 2015, as selected by the people who assigned and edited them.

Person-to-person payments are a sudden hotbed of innovation. Many banks and technology companies are rethinking their approach to P2P and finding ways to offer the service in a way that is genuinely appealing to the mobile generation.

CUs announce new hires, promotions—and who’s crashing GAC.

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms.

From the bitcoin money laundering scheme that brought down a credit union to bankers threatening lawsuits over proposed changes to field of membership, Credit Union Journal presents the most popular stories of 2015.

St. Mary's Bank Announces its "Crasher" and other CU professionals in the news.

From exposés of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's wrangling with auto lenders to analyses of the banks' technological experimentation and retooling, these are American Banker's most popular stories of 2015.

Credit Union Journal asked attendees of a recent technology conference what is the top technology trend (or trends) they are keeping an eye on in the financial services world?

The presidential race is likely to overshadow most political events in 2016 as the first primary states begin voting in February. Accordingly, many of the people on this list are candidates who could win the presidency in November, or at least have the chance to shape the outcome. But there are also some guaranteed players already in place whose actions will help shape banking policy in the year to come. Here are the top 10 to watch.

DuGood serves those who have served and other great things credit unions are doing in their communities.

The 10 most popular BankThink posts of 2015, based on audience page views.