LAS VEGAS—As Fexco and First Data demonstrated their futuristic ATM concept, which allows consumers to use a mobile phone instead of a card for access, they emphasized that the CU or bank is at the heart of the offering - everything about the technology could be changed to the bank's whim.

COLUMBUS, Ohio—A Columbus CU member faces one count of making terroristic threats after repeatedly harassing staff at TIC FCU here.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A year after the wind-down of U.S. Central FCU, the industry's ultimate source of liquidity — the NCUA Board — voted this morning to require all credit unions over $250 million to contract for a federally backed source of emergency liquidity, either the Central Liquidity Facility or the Federal Reserve's Discount Window.

RICHMOND, Va. — Entrust Financial Credit Union announced that Lisa Lambrecht, who has been serving as interim president and CEO for the $71-million CU since February, has been confirmed by the board as its new president and chief executive.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The nation's biggest credit unions continued to trim their loan-loss provisions and cost of funds in the third quarter pushing net income higher still, according to reports filed this week with NCUA.

CINCINNATI — Two Chicago men were charged with trying to steal debit card numbers and PINs Wednesday from members of Kemba CU using an ATM skimming device.

STATE COLLEGE, Penn. — SPE FCU announced the retirement of Russell Brooks, chief executive officer of the $78 million credit union for 10 years, effective Oct. 31.

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

WASHINGTON — Blacks and Hispanics are likely to find it more difficult to obtain credit or face paying higher prices when the "qualified mortgage" rule goes fully into effect.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—It's getting easier for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attackers to launch large-scale assaults, according to a new study that found these hackers' efforts have more than doubled in the last year.

LINCOLN, Neb.—Liberty First CU announced Frank Wilber will take the reins as CEO effective Nov. 25.

PHARR, Texas—Long-time credit union executive Suzy Brinkman-Doughty died Monday, according to the Cornerstone CU League. Brinkman-Doughty was the CEO of NAFT FCU for 28 years.

GOSHEN, Ind. — Interra CU, which fired its long-time CEO last spring amid boardroom intrigue, announced Wednesday that Amy Sink, chief financial officer at nearby Teachers CU, was named president and CEO of the $670 million institution, one of the biggest privately insured CUs in the nation.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA said it approved another 18 mergers, more than half of them eliminating a credit union with repeated losses or lack of growth.

MIDLAND, Texas — A former Odessa auto dealer pleaded guilty Tuesday to an 18-month long scheme that defrauded My Community FCU of $3.9 million.

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Patelco Credit Union said its "Switch to Save" loan refinance program recently hit a milestone as participating members have saved more than $1 million.

WASHINGTON — NCUA and the banking regulators said Tuesday lenders that decide to only offer so-called Qualified Mortgages under new lending rules will not run afoul of the anti-discriminatory provisions of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and its implementing regulation, known as Reg B.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA said it will begin rating corporate credit unions, as it does natural person credit unions, using the CAMEL code starting Jan. 1.

WASHINGTON—The nation's three largest credit unions made it onto the National Cooperative Bank's annual NCB Co-op 100 list, which ranks the top performing cooperatives in the U.S.

JACKSON, Miss. — HOPE CU, one of the nation's leading community development credit unions, and its President Bill Bynum, were named winner Tuesday of the Aspen Institute's John P. McNulty $100,000 prize recognizing innovation in addressing important social issues.