Local police have charged two men in connection to burglaries that occurred at Metropolitan Church Federal Credit Union here and Northern Star CU.

David Doss, president and CEO of $1.6 billion Arizona State Credit Union in Phoenix, was one of five new appointees to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Twelfth District's Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC).

WASHINGTON — When Harry Douglas Lane was called upon to speak at a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau forum last year, he appeared to be just another person in the crowd.

SUITLAND, Md. — Andrews FCU here has completed a core conversion to Symitar's Episys core system.

Target Corp. is backing the moving class action lawsuits related to the retailer's massive data breach to the company's home state of Minnesota.

Freedom Credit Union has acquired the members, deposits and some of the assets of Mayfair FCU in the wake of the failure of the $14.36 million institution, according to NCUA.

Anonymous Ukraine says it acquired card data for accounts held by President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. The group boasted on Twitter that it used John Kerry's stolen credit card data to buy toys for Syrian children on eBay.

Diebold is partnering with the $5.5 billion-asset Suncoast CU to test an ATM that reuses consumer-deposited cash for future withdrawals. Tampa, Fla.-based Suncoast is the first financial institution in the U.S. to test the technology.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA issued its prohibition orders for the month of March on Monday, this time barring only one person from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

SAN FRANCISCO — SF Police Credit Union made it official for Eddie Young last week, announcing he is the new head of the $730 million institution. Young had been serving as acting president and CEO since September 2013.

The FBI's investigation of Wilkes-Barre City Employees FCU may be tied to a wider probe involving Wilkes-Barre City Hall, city police officers and the town's longtime towing contractor, according to a published report.

PITTSFIELD, Maine — Sebasticook Valley FCU is stepping in to help employees of the UTC Fire and Security plant here, which will be shutting down next year.

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Committee leaders said Friday they would hold a panel vote on April 29 to reform the housing finance system.

If Mark McWatters is, as expected, confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the newest member of the NCUA board, credit unions will be getting someone with a strong background in both law and business, according to colleagues who have worked with him.

When American CU executives travel to other parts of the world with WOCCU, they're usually the teachers. But the U.S. executives who recently traveled to Brazil found a very advanced credit union movement--and discovered they could learn a thing or two about cooperation and the value of a national brand from their Brazilian counterparts.

MADISON, Wis. — A recent trip to Brazil organized by the World Council of Credit Unions exposed a dozen American CU professionals to Brazil's credit union system, but it may also be the last trip of its type for some time to come.

WASHINGTON — Top Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee are asking several federal agencies — including the NCUA — to provide more information about their employment policies and practices with regard to minorities and women.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — A recent study found the No. 1 feature consumers look for in a bank or credit union is low or no fees, which should be an advantage credit unions can leverage, according to one analyst.

WASHINGTON — Credit union executives are growing more dissatisfied with the examination process, according to the latest numbers from CUNA on CEO exam satisfaction.

Lawmakers keep trying to move legislation aimed at strengthening data security even if they are still not finished upbraiding retailers for recent breaches.