Linda Clampitt, senior vice president with CU Members Mortgage, explains why Gen Y are beginning to take advantage of opportunities in the housing market as they approach their 30s.

In the wake of the financial crisis and Bank Transfer Day, credit unions have a responsibility to clearly distinguish themselves from banks.

John Parsons of Cooperative Strategies Inc. details the top ten ways to get full perspective of credit union business.

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

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Police are looking for a man who held up a local credit union at gunpoint Friday, leaving the building with an undisclosed amount of cash.

RHINEBECK, N.Y. – Tech-savvy smart phone owners are well aware of mobile wallets – they just are not eager to use them.

MADISON, Wis. – Filene Research Institute is readying an incubator to develop products aimed at low- and moderate-income consumers.

WASHINGTON – The Federal Housing Administration has asked the Treasury Department for a $1.7-billion bailout, but its commissioner and others say the agency does not actually need the money.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – PayPal's $800-million deal to buy payment processor Braintree would turn it into a more formidable competitor, and a more attractive potential partner, for banks.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy Federal Credit Union is encouraging active duty members to enroll in direct deposit before Oct. 9 to ensure they get paid on Oct. 15 in the event of a government shutdown.

WASHINGTON – With a government shutdown more likely after this weekend’s efforts by Congressional Republicans to block funding for Obamacare, credit unions are reaching out to support members if a work stoppage occurs.

Credit unions here and across the nation are rolling out offers to assist members in the event of a possible government shutdown, however, it’s unclear how many members will take advantage of that assistance.

VENTURA, Calif. – An accountant who was assigned to pay bills for an elderly member of Ventura County CU was charged with siphoning $20,000 from the 83-year-old woman’s credit union account.

WASHINGTON – The Small Business Administration said it is waiving all fees on loans made through its guaranteed 7(a) Loan Program in the amount of $150,000 or less starting Oct. 1.

FORT MILL, S.C. – Sharonview FCU said it hired William (Bill) Partin, senior vice president at the Walt Disney Co.’s Partners FCU, as president and CEO of the $1-billion credit union.

DURHAM, N.C. – Self-Help CU is looking to pick up six branches in North Carolina and one in Virginia with the proposed deal for Asheville-based United Services CU, one of the biggest mergers undertaken by the $600-million community development credit union.

WASHINGTON – Mortgage rates declined for the fourth week in a row to nine-week lows, after climbing to two-year highs in August, according to Freddie Mac.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Digital FCU on Thursday said it signed a deal with SunPower Corp., a San Jose, Calif.-based maker of solar power systems, to provide up to $100 million in financing for residential solar projects – which the credit union plans to participate out to area credit unions.

VIENNA, Va. – Navy FCU next week plans to introduce a new app designed in-house for the iPad tablet, which it hopes will take its mobile banking apps for iPhone and Android “to the next level.”

LAS VEGAS–While most CU executives are worried about the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new mortgage regulations, one CEO thinks those fear-inducing rules will actually present a "big opportunity" for credit unions.