Credit unions

J. Mark McWatters of the National Credit Union Administration will have no favorites among community financial institutions.

MDT will now offer Argos Risks' AR Surveilance service to its credit union clients.

The Wash.-based credit union, which serves about 1,130 members, has signed with CU*NorthWest

The Trump administration should not name J. Mark McWatters as head of the consumer agency, given his lack of experience overseeing commercial banks and his leadership of the National Credit Union Administration, a cheerleader for the industry it supervises.

Readers react to President Trump considering a credit union regulator to head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, debate a delay for top banking nominees, opine on the value of blockchain, and more.

The Trump administration should not name J. Mark McWatters as head of the consumer agency, given his lack of experience overseeing commercial banks and his leadership of the National Credit Union Administration, a cheerleader for the industry it supervises.

CSCU will continue as a separate, card-processing entity.

From the identity of bankers in the 21st century to the regulatory turmoil in Washington to the huge impact of technology on the industry, readers expressed an array of strong opinions about what happened in 2017.

The credit union regulator's latest Quarterly U.S. Map Review finds that while loans are still growing, asset and share growth is beginning to slow.

Regional and community banks will offer low-cost or no-cost financial products through Bank On, which has already reached agreements with Regions Bank, Wells Fargo and SunTrust.