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A selection of images featuring credit unions' efforts in their communities.

NEW YORK — Mobile wallets, often funded by linked credit union or bank accounts, are sometimes described as decoupled debit accounts in disguise-and may suffer from the same challenges decoupled debit faced.

Credit unions—and banks—can breathe a little easier about what’s being said about them via social media because the large majority of it is positive.

MADISON, Wis. — CUNA Mutual CEO Jeff Post plans to retire from the position at year-end and will be succeeded by Robert Trunzo, president of the CUNA Mutual subsidiary CMFG Life Insurance Co.

WAXHAW, N.C. — Americans trust their credit unions but are less inclined to trust their credit union advisors. That's one of the key findings of a recent study from Kehrer Saltzman & Associates.

ORLANDO — With margins stretched and lending still struggling to grow, credit unions need all the non-interest income they can get these days, and insurance may represent the greatest opportunity to find that revenue.

FAIRBORN, Ohio — During the last decade, credit unions that serve the military have been called on to do more to support those who protect our nation.

WASHINGTON — The battle over how to craft affordable housing requirements as part of mortgage finance reform took center stage Thursday as witnesses at a Senate Banking Committee hearing sparred over the issue.

CHICAGO — Member Loyalty Group, already well known in credit union circles for its Net Promoter Score, recently released its first Internal Service Benchmark.

WASHINGTON — Borrowing was up at credit unions in September, according to the latest Federal Reserve consumer credit report.

Mobile wallets, often funded by linked credit union or bank accounts, are sometimes described as decoupled debit accounts in disguise — and may suffer from the same challenges decoupled debit faced.

TULSA, Okla. — With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's qualified mortgage (QM) regulation implementation date looming large, credit unions are gearing up to make sure all of their related software and operating systems ducks are in a row.

DENVER — Ask even the biggest players in the financial services industry which nonbank competitor they fear most, and the answer frequently is Wal-Mart.

HASTINGS, New Zealand — A credit union advertising campaign that looks like it was lifted straight out of the 1950s has prompted some emotional reactions from Kiwis.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Four CUs have banded together to send the message that credit unions are a better place to bank.

WASHINGTON — Applications for U.S. home loans dropped significantly last week, according a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey.

SAN DIEGO — Amanda Brenneman, business development officer for Maps Credit Union, was honored as the 2013 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec on Wednesday.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Altura Credit Union Wednesday reported net income of $4.29 million on total assets of $689.4 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30.

DENVER — The Harland Financial Solutions brand is being retired effective at year-end and will be replaced by the D+H brand.