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Marketplace lending represents a new subset of competitors for credit unions. As investment dollars flood into the alternative lending sector, fueling the rapid growth of early entrants such as Lending Club, lots of smaller online loan platforms are also popping up. Many of these new firms are specializing in narrow lending niches, touting their expertise in underwriting particular forms of credit. Here’s a rundown of some of these specialties.

A quick look at who's climbing the credit union ladder.

As investment dollars flood into the alternative lending sector, fueling the rapid growth of early entrants such as Lending Club, lots of smaller online loan platforms are also popping up. Many of these new firms are specializing in narrow lending niches, touting their expertise in underwriting particular forms of credit. Here's a rundown of some of these specialties.

In Raleigh, N.C., SECU's Youth Saving Challenge contest, "Dinosoar into Savings," saw 600 new youth accounts opened and attracted a total of $3.2 million. Separately, the SECU Foundation helped address the issue of homelessness in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Point West bowling event raises money for hospital and other community news.

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 from our social media platforms.

As mobile payment systems mature, they still face several hurdles to adoption. Some of these problems are as much cultural as they are technological.

New COO at State Employees FCU, the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association's board elects two and more.

The outspoken Jamie Dimon chides JPMorgan Chase's shareholders after proxy advisers question his power and pay, U.S. Bancorp's Richard Davis compares banks to pimply teens, and more quotes on hot topics from across the banking industry.

Enterprise risk management is an area banks are trying to master, and the appointment of a chief risk officer to oversee this effort has become common, even among community banks. We asked CROs and other experts for their perspectives on this evolving role, the skills needed to do the job well and their biggest worries.

We polled a number of prominent women in banking to ask who they believed should replace Alexander Hamilton as the face of the $10 bill. Here are some of their suggestions.

Ascend FCU sponsors new amphitheater and other CU contributions to their communities.

As financial technology transforms the banking industry, experts are placing bets on the banks and startups most likely to thrive in the digital future. Here are seven top contenders, according to insiders from both sides of the divide at last week's Next Bank USA conference in New York.

Chrome hires business banking expert and other new hires, promotions and awards.

Catholic FCU earns recognition, Hanscom supports military and more community news.

John Poelker recently stepped down from CertusHoldings in Greenville, S.C., but in less than a year on the job he broke up a $1.7 billion-asset company that had lost roughly $170 million from 2012 to 2014 amid investor claims of mismanagement and excessive spending by his predecessors. Here's a look at how he did it.

As NCUA re-examines its field of membership statutes, Credit Union Journal turns to the states to see how the federal charter stacks up against those of the states.The data used to compile this report is from the 2014 Profile of State Credit Union Regulatory Agencies published by National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors, unless otherwise noted.

Mobile card acceptance devices have changed a lot in recent years. They are now much more complex than the simple plug-in card readers many are familiar with. And their evolution is far from over.

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 from our social media platforms.

A recent report from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods identified several "challenger banks" that are poised to take market share from the industry's biggest institutions by using niche-focused business models. Here is a sample of the banks singled out by KBW's analysts.