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America First donates blankets, American Heritage gives away a car and more in 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.

Google and Softcard have been fighting a long turf war to become the dominant mobile wallet for Android users. Softcard has finally conceded defeat, but Google still has much work ahead of it.

Featuring the latest news from credit unions across the country.

Sorry, 28% of consumers are taking their business elsewhere. Here's what you should know about the elusive "underbanked" and "unbanked" market segment, with charts to illustrate.

Small banks don't have the budgets of large-bank competitors, but with nimbleness and creativity they are sometimes first out of the gate with innovative technology, from real-time payments to biometric authentication. We scoured the land for examples of tech-savvy community banks and chose the following 10 standouts.

From new additions to the C Suite to special awards and honors at CUs across the country.

Daunted by the challenge of how your bank can help underserved members of the community? Here are some simple tips and bits of wisdom from bankers, nonprofit leaders and local government officials.

Sorry, banks, 28% of consumers are taking their business elsewhere. Here's what you should know about the elusive "underbanked" and "unbanked" market segment, with charts to illustrate.

Apple Pay's contactless payment model may be straightforward and simple, but it's not the only way to move funds without cards and cash. Many companies are coming up with alternatives that work from phones, smartwatches and other devices.

The nation's oldest CU celebrates its employees' longevity and other personnel news from across the country.

Apple Pay's contactless payment model may be straightforward and simple, but it's not the only way to move funds without cards and cash. Many companies are coming up with alternatives that work from phones, smartwatches and other devices.

As NCUA and CFPB consider raising their respective asset ceilings, CU executives are weighing in.

St. Mary's Bank sponsors after-school art program — and other CUs' community advocacy efforts.

Hospital sponsorship will save lives — and other ways CUs are enhancing the communities they serve.

CU exec takes pie in the face for charity — and other great things CUs are doing in their communities.

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.

Revamping is in the air as credit unions across the country share their latest news.

From adopting military families and opening new branches to matching donations and collecting toys, a look at the good things CUs are doing in their communities.

Lending by the country's four largest banks to small businesses tumbled during the crisis and had not recovered by 2013, according to data compiled by Rebel Cole of DePaul University. The banks cite dormant demand for such loans and regulatory pressures that have discouraged risk taking. Bankers say an upswing in business confidence bodes well for lending in 2015, but Cole and other academics say available data suggests access to credit remains tight. A look at each of these banks' small-business lending activities follows, including data Cole aggregated from Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council and Community Reinvestment Act filings.