Meritrust Credit Union in Wichita is giving $400 to each of its 370 employees to start or grow a rainy day fund.

The first credit unions enrolled in the Federal Reserve's FedNow instant payments platform say it will fundamentally change the way they serve consumers and businesses across multiple categories.

The world's largest credit union reported a 5% increase in total loans in the third quarter while lending at the largest banks was almost stagnant. However, the Vienna, Virginia, institution's charge-offs also jumped significantly.

In this year's roundup of top banking news for 2023: Navy Federal Credit Union joins the RTP network amid ongoing military contract woes, major banks across the U.S. announce staff cuts, regulators shutter Signature Bank and more.

The combination of OnPath Federal Credit Union and Louisiana Federal Credit Union is the biggest credit union merger in the state's history.

Leaders at the helms of organizations like Georgia United Credit Union, BayPort Credit Union, Blend Labs and more are adapting products such as "soft check" credit scoring, artificial intelligence-powered bots to streamline application reviewal and more.

Leaders of the Dallas-based crypto services platform BankSocial hope to further decentralized finance concepts throughout the industry by using distributed ledger technology to support the proposed Defy Federal Credit Union's offerings of a deposit account and cryptocurrency services.

Only 111 credit unions currently use The Clearing House's real-time payments platform, out of nearly 5,000 nationwide, but having the world's largest credit union in the system could lead more to join.

United Federal Credit Union plans to enter the state through a merger next year, and that could be a problem for Keystone-state banks and credit unions that are already struggling to grow.

Texas-based RBFCU, the tenth largest credit union in the nation, promoted Mark Sekula from CFO to CEO, replacing Christopher O'Connor, who will retire in March.

The 10 largest credit unions in the nation all saw surges in credit card charge-offs in the third quarter, as a growing number of consumers struggle to make ends meet.

Diverse employee resource groups and skill set development programs for identifying rising professionals are key methods for enticing — and retaining — the next generation of tech and business experts, said executives.

Honorees on this year's list of the Most Powerful Women in credit unions have adopted tools powered by AI to help provide 24/7 support to members in a variety of languages, while also expanding access to vital capital for those from underserved communities.

Whether it's bracing for a hurricane or helping members reduce their environmental impact, many credit unions are making the planet's health a focal point of community engagement.

Experts across the financial services space hold that the White House's new mandates won't bring wholly new rules to the industry, but will hopefully explain what the path forward for governing agencies will look like.

As CEO, Gary Fukuroku has helped turn the Hawaiian-based institution into one of the largest in the state and has raised significant funds to help those affected by this year's wildfires.

Arkansas Federal Credit Union in Little Rock launched a branded calling solution in June through a partnership with First Orion, also based in Little Rock. It has helped reduce declined calls by 21%.

Executives reflecting on the issues that doomed three banks say the closures stressed the importance of adapting quickly to change, and emphasized the advantages of the credit union business model.

American Banker is proud to recognize the honorees for the second annual Most Powerful Women in Credit Unions.

The National Credit Union Administration approved the Young Community Federal Credit Union to begin operations in Kentucky soon. An organization in Maryland is shooting for a 2024 opening.