RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. - Credit union debit cardholders can now make charitable contributions at participating CO-OP Financial Services automated teller machine locations.

LAS VEGAS -- An eye-catching, and somewhat controversial, campaign to promote its suite of checking products did not bring home the bacon for $692 million One Nevada Credit Union, as new account openings were flat during the promo period.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The $150-million Aventa Credit Union here has begun offering a health insurance marketplace to its members.

Lower credit losses and higher premium revenues pushed the capital ratio of the Federal Housing Administration's mortgage insurance fund closer to positive territory and the agency says it is on pace to reach its statutory capital requirement two years ahead of schedule.

LENEXA, Kan. — The Special Needs Planning Center at CommunityAmerica CU here is ready to run at full steam in 2014, having spent much of 2013 establishing the partnership and transitioning the group's existing client base over to the credit union.

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan legislation was introduced Thursday to give privately insured credit unions access to the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system.

WASHINGTON — Mandatory arbitration, a flash point for consumer advocates, is much less common at credit unions for credit cards and checking accounts disputes than at big banks, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported Thursday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation placed Bagumbayan Credit Union into conservatorship after assets plummeted at the small Chicago institution.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In its final meeting of the year, the NCUA Board reduced the budget for the Temporary Corporate Credit Union Stabilization Fund by over 20% for the second year in a row.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Proposed new capital requirements for credit unions are likely to be introduced in the first quarter of 2014, NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz told Credit Union Journal Thursday.

MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri Regional Credit Union is offering an unusual loan promotion that gives members 0% interest this holiday season and aims to boost local shopping.

WASHINGTON — Though he wasn't appointed to the NCUA board (and the newest agency board member wasn't tested for his knowledge of cooperative principles) Chip Filson believes an initiative he launched in early 2013 has made — and is making — its mark.

ALBUQUERQUE-- First Financial CU here has named Ron Moorehead as interim CEO, replacing Ben Heyward.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council on Wednesday issued final guidance aimed at helping, credit unions, banks and other financial institutions manage risks related to social media.

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — Consumers are paying their bills in more ways than ever before - with the number paying bills from smartphones and tablets growing significantly - according to a new study.

WESTPORT, Conn. — Eight solar panels sit atop the roof of Tri-Town Teachers FCU that power a new electric vehicle charging station in the credit union&'s parking lot.

PLANO, Texas — Consumer spending slowed during the third quarter as private-sector job growth continued to be weak, according to recent analysis from Brian Turner.

MONTVALE, N.J. — The U.S. — and credit union — migration to EMV just got a push forward with the formation of the Debit Network Alliance, a new organization comprised of 10 leading U.S. PIN debit networks.

As Colorado and Washington state prepare to legalize recreational marijuana sales, credit union and banking regulators are facing pressure to bring pot merchants into the financial mainstream.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Scott Credit Union has given more than $1.3 million back to members as a bonus dividend and loan interest rebate.