ATLANTA -- The "play or pay" requirements under the Affordable Care Act aren't changing, but the White House, Treasury and IRS this week announced delays for these employer responsibility provisions, giving two groups of employers extra time to cover their workers.

DALLAS — Employees CU here, and KC Police CU in Kansas City, Mo., have joined the ranks of CUs filing lawsuits against Target Corp. for costs and damages resulting from the massive holiday data breach.

A new study from GoBankingRates reveals the No. 1 feature consumers look for in a bank or credit union is low or no fees.

The proposal to let the U.S. Postal Service become a bank is a hard sell, but the idea has legs for political, legal and business reasons. Here are answers to the top questions about the provocative idea.

Shareholders of Flint River National Bank have approved the proposed sale of the institution to the $260 million Five Star CU.

COVINA, Calif. -- The average salary for credit union CEOs reached $233,415, and the group's average pay increase was 5.14% according to a new compensation study.

CUNA estimates that current CU costs associated with the Target Corp. data breach to be $30.6 million.

The new fines for late call reports at NCUA and the need for CUs to not shy away from mortgages in light of the CFPB's qualified mortgage rule were among the hot topics during a joint conference call featuring NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz and CFPB Director Richard Cordray late Wednesday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- NCUA announced the end is nigh for the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund, and it may even wind up rebating some of the past assessments back to credit unions in 2021.

WASHINGTON -- Senate Banking Committee leaders are expected to unveil their highly anticipated bipartisan bill to overhaul the mortgage finance market soon, as the window for moving legislation this year continues to narrow.

Personal Care America FCU has completed its merger with Farrel Employees FCU, resulting in a combined CU with more than $20 million in assets.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- While the credit union community sees NCUA's new risk-based capital calculator as valuable, some question whether making the tool accessible to the public is the right move. Concerns exist over letting consumers see preliminary ratios, in advance of a final rule, particularly for CUs whose risk-based number is below well capitalized.

NEW YORK -- Small business loan approvals at credit unions continued to fall during January, while the approval rates at banks of all sizes continues to rise.

STOCKTON, Calif. -- Financial Center CU broke even on the balance sheet last year because it handed all its net earnings back to the membership.

RALEIGH -- State Employees CU here is touting having saved members more than $200,000 in NSF fees as a result of its "Another Chance" program during a recent winter storm.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- NCUA's proposed risk-based capital rule will force CUs with more than $50 million in assets to hold an extra $6.3 billion in reserves to achieve the same capital cushion they have today, NAFCU reports.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Credit unions are saying that 13.9% of their cards were impacted by breaches in 2013, according to a recent survey.

WASHINGTON -- The payment system is unexpectedly the center of attention in the financial services policy world after spending years being overshadowed by the financial crisis and other pressing issues.

Rising overdraft prices have stabilized, according to a new report from Moebs Services.

As more detail comes to light about how Target Corp.'s data breach occurred, retailers need to completely rethink their approach to protecting card data.