VERNON HILLS, Ill.—Just two years since its inception, Credit Union Financial Exchange (CUFX) has made significant strides in developing vendor-agnostic standards for the credit union industry with the goal of making product and service integration easier and less expensive.

TAMPA, Fla.—The winner of the second annual PSCU KnockOut Innovation Summit, GTE Financial's "Delta Force," has created an app that will enable consumers to easily switch their current banking relationships to a credit union.

ATHENS, Ohio—While there are benefits to moving an in-house core system, there are also more responsibilities requiring a new set of protocols.

SPOKANE, Wash.—When members are satisfied with mobile and online banking transactions, or employees can traverse member account information with ease, it's sometimes forgotten what makes that all possible-the information technology department.

MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin Credit Union may have just started cutting a path to building mobile apps at a fraction of the usual cost.

JACKSON, Mich.—The undead are breathing new life into auto lending at Michigan Community CU.

It was a sad day in America's news media this year when reporters across the country completely overlooked the fact Congress opted to commemorate International Credit Union Day two weeks ago by ending the government shutdown.

The theme of our 2013 Annual Meeting and Convention-being held this week in San Francisco-is REACH.

The financial services industry has surpassed the healthcare industry as the top victim of data breaches, according to the Ponemon Institute's 2013 Live Threat Intelligence Impact Report.

Digital wallets are a hot topic in financial services-and with good reason. According to a "Global Study 2013" conducted by PayPal, a whopping 86% of us would rather leave our traditional wallets at home if we could in favor of a mobile alternative.

WASHINGTON—Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) is proposing new legislation that would include a delay in premium increases by the National Flood Insurance Program.

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

WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael Michaud, D-Maine, the only sitting credit union director in Congress, called for NCUA and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to trim regulatory burdens on the nation's credit unions.

LOS ANGELES — CU Wallet has added 10 new credit union partners since the initiative's September unveiling, for a total of 25 credit unions representing 3 million members across 17 states.

MIDDLETOWN, Pa.—MY CU Services, the payment service and technology CUSO of Mid-Atlantic Corporate FCU, plans to purchase Advanced Management Information Systems (AMIS), a credit union IT provider.

CANTON, Ohio — A state court here rejected a bid this week by the Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority to evict the tiny credit union it chartered, clearing the way for the merger of $2 million SMHA FCU.

JOHNSTOWN, Penn. — MERHO FCU, the former Mercy Hospital employees' credit union, announced the death Wednesday evening of Clyde Mintmier.

WASHINGTON — Eleven freshmen members of Congress from California - representing both parties - on Thursday sent a letter to the House Committee of Ways and Means stating their support of the credit union tax exemption.

CHICAGO — Member Loyalty Group said $1.1 billion Credit Union of Colorado is the latest credit union to use the CUSO's organization-wide Net Promoter program.

ST. LOUIS — Police chased a St. Louis County hospital patient after he carjacked a victim then proceeded to rob a First Community CU branch Thursday afternoon.