LAKE BLUFF, Ill.—Even though credit union and bank balance sheets have improved since the financial crisis, loan growth has mostly stalled or has fallen at small credit unions and community banks, according to a new study from Moebs Services.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – NCUA said today its Office of National Examinations and Supervision is drafting a proposed rule to require annual stress tests at credit unions with assets exceeding $10 billion.

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Patrick Conway has been named the new president/CEO of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association. Conway succeeds long-time president Jim McCormack, who retires at year-end.

ORONO, Maine – University CU on Tuesday began clearing ground at the historic 1820s Katahdin Building – which was gutted by fire in 2009 – on a new 16,000-square-foot, Greek Revival-style structure that will serve as its administrative offices.

WICHITA, Kan. – Meritrust CU announced a $225,000, three-year grant to support Wichita State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship outreach programs.

COON RAPIDS, Minn. – Financial One CU said Ross Bloomquist, its executive vice president since 2009, has been promoted to president and CEO of the $64-million credit union.

SALT LAKE CITY – Zions National Bank and three other banks have agreed to pay a total of $10 million to customers who say they fraudulently processed transactions using a “high-to-low” scheme that caused them to accumulate multiple overdrafts.

BELLEVUE, Neb. – SAC FCU plans to open a branch inside a new Walmart Supercenter, under construction downtown.

BOULDER, Colo. – Although credit unions here experienced little physical damage from the record storm that slammed the city and surrounding areas, CU executives say they did learn a vital business-continuity lesson.

WASHINGTON – Members of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee could get their first glimpse of a tax reform bill as early as next month, heightening ongoing efforts to preserve the credit union tax exemption.

WASHINGTON--When the deadly shooting spree on the Washington Navy Yard began Monday, staff of the Navy FCU office located on the base immediately gathered members together and locked the credit union’s doors, waiting for the gunfire to end.

BOULDER, Colo.--Though credit unions in Boulder experienced little physical damage from the record storm that slammed the city and surrounding areas, CU executives say they did learn a vital business-continuity lesson.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An Alabama man was arrested and charged yesterday with filing dozens of phony federal income tax returns and hiring accomplices to deposit more than $200,000 of proceeds into accounts at Alabama Telco CU and a local bank, Community Bank & Trust.

WASHINGTON – CUNA has unveiled a new compliance resource for CFPB Mortgage Rules.

MOOSE LAKE, Minn. – Lake State CU has signed with eDOC Innovations to deploy DocLogic, a core image processing suite of products.

LIVERMORE, Calif. – Operating Engineers FCU has signed with Geezeo to offer the company's Personal Financial Management solution to its members.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Members CU is offering new debit card options that features two area high schools’ mascots.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Post Community CU has signed with CU*Answers to deploy the CUSO’s CU*BASE online processing agreement.

INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly FCU has implemented the Q2platform, which the company said will provide the credit union’s members with a unified experience across all channels and consolidating reporting.

QUEENS, N.Y. – Melrose CU has purchased StrikeForce's ProtectID Two-Factor Out-of-Band authentication technology to protect its corporate network and meet regulatory compliance.