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Michael Faughnan, managing director of fixed-income strategies at First Empire Securities, discusses how credit unions can avoid "one dimensional" investments.

Scott Sullivan, CEO for the Nebraska Credit Union League, explains how to keep collaboration from being just a buzzword and put it into action.

A recap of the informed opinions (and the discussions they generated) on BankThink this week.

The Federal Reserve Board announced plans to collect $440 million in fees from 70 companies for increased supervision by the agency.

Nowhere has the piecemeal approach to postcrisis regulation been more apparent than with the CFPB's Qualified Mortgage rules and its aggressive stance on the fair-lending doctrine of disparate impact.

During a hearing Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon suggested that the Federal Reserve Board set a cap on swipe fees too high under the Durbin Amendment, a provision in the Dodd-Frank Act, and stated banks might be forced to rebate potentially billions of dollars to merchants in "overcharges."

In preparation of the mortgage rules due to take effect next year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released updated exam procedures on Thursday.

NCUA's Larry Fazio discusses the Corporate Stabilization Fund, NCUA Guaranteed Notes and the future of corporate CU assessments.

Community banks need help. Bigger banks can provide them a lifeline. But it comes with a cost: the loss of bankers who understand the local community.

The latest municipal attempt to seize underwater mortgages by eminent domain is an abuse of this most awesome governmental power.