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The Asian-American bank agreed to buy SWNB Bancorp for $77 million.

Providing beds for needy kids, helping injured members of the armed services and a host of other ways credit unions are giving back.

Traditional credit scoring is under siege from alternative underwriting, and TransUnion is joining the future by investing in other emerging trends such as mobile device security and health care payments.

Dan Henry, former CEO of Netspend, was elected chairman of the board at 3PEA International, a prepaid card program provider and processor.

On the first day of the 2018 CUNA CFO Council conference, futurist Mike Walsh gave credit unions a hint of the world to come from both a consumer and business point of view.

Citizens Bancshares has agreed to buy Regional Bankshares for $11 million.

While reform legislation for banks is just around the corner, market signals suggest the economy could be headed toward another downturn.

The nearly $5 billion deal to acquire MB Financial would provide the Cincinnati company with immediate scale in the Windy City.

With the use of global standards, merchants can also strengthen and consolidate their relationships with vendors and minimize expenditure on hardware and software solutions and maintenance, writes Normand Provost, liaison chair of Nexo.

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