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Federal regulators have delayed or derailed several bank mergers and acquisitions in recent months. Here are some notable examples.

The benefits of homeownership are often cited in policy debates, though it has some downsides. Following are the advantages and costs of homeownership for neighborhoods and communities, as summarized in a recent research paper by Jason Fichtner and Jacob Feldman at George Mason University.

Start your weekend off right with an advance peek of next week's Credit Union Journal's Community News photo slideshow. Enjoy!

As payment technology pushes into the future, innovators are coming up with unexpected ways to pay. Whether this means attaching technology to animals or sewing it into our clothing, many of these products are a leap beyond the ordinary payment card.

With LeBron James, President George W. Bush and millions of others getting in on the "Ice Bucket Challenge" to raise money and awareness for ALS, credit unions couldn't be far behind. CUs nationwide have embraced the late-summer fad. Here are just a few examples of CUs around the country finding new ways of people helping people.

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.

Fintech startups claim to out-innovate banks. But financial institutions sometimes break new ground. Here are five examples of banks that are testing and launching mobile app features capable of much more than showing an account balance.

Featuring some of the great work credit unions are doing in their communities.

Square is under pressure to adapt to the onslaught of competition from the likes of Amazon, PayPal, Groupon and Fiserv, all of which have applied their own spin to the mobile card reader concept. Square has recently made a number of moves to improve its offerings and its image.

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, except where noted.

As consumers warm to the idea of using their phones to make payments and manage accounts, they are flocking to merchant apps to do so. Instead of using one unified wallet, a shopper's phone may be stuffed with any of these payment-capable programs.

Take a walk down memory lane with some of the last century's most notable (and occasionally notorious) bankers, regulators and policymakers. All photos are from American Banker's photo archives.

Directors talk about succession planning for both board and management recruitment.

As consumers warm to the idea of using their phones to make payments and manage accounts, they are flocking to merchant apps to do so. Instead of using one unified wallet, a shopper's phone may be stuffed with any of these payment-capable programs.

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.

Start your weekend off right with an advance peek of next week's Credit Union Journal's Community News photo slideshow. Enjoy!

Couldn't make it to Australia's Gold Coast for the World Conference of Credit Unions' annual meeting last week? Never fear — here's an exclusive photo slideshow of what you missed.

MasterCard is putting its digital payment efforts in the spotlight. The Purchase, N.Y. card network is also adding to the number of non-payment services it offers to digitally focused companies.

A look at the latest images highlighting all the good things credit unions have been 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.