SWATARA TOWNSHIP, Penn. -- A man robbed a Belco Community CU branch this morning then hopped into a passing cab to escape.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Meriwest CU’s Julie Kirsch, its chief operating officer since 1996, will slide into the CEO suite Tuesday upon the retirement of Christopher Owen, head of the $1 billion credit union since 1995.

BOULDER, Colo.--Following flooding that washed away roads and homes, cutting off entire towns and killing at least four people, clouds are breaking today and at least one Boulder credit union hopes the worst is over.

NEWARK, N.J. – The estate for U.S. Mortgage Corp. and its CU National Mortgage subsidiary paid 26 credit unions and Fannie Mae an initial distribution of $8 million last week, repayment for losses accrued in the $140 million fraud engineered by company founder Michael McGrath, with additional payments expected.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – GHS FCU announced the hiring of Howard Meller, a senior vice president and area manager for SunTrust Bank’s Virginia Beach operations, as president and CEO of the $135 million credit union.

A federal court dismissed a suit brought by the former CEO of Clyde-Findlay Area CU who was fired in 2011 because of an alleged affair with the director of human resources.

To get a better understanding of what Millennial members and prospects want, Affinity Plus Credit Union put one representative on a train.

The Carolina CU League may raise its asset limit for what constitutes a "small" credit union.

Despite healthy numbers recently reported by NCUA, Glatt Consulting's Credit Union Industry HealthScore, which is designed to measure the performance of the credit union industry, showed a decline in the second quarter of the year.

Greylock FCU has developed a business lending application that's saving more than 1,000 employee hours a year, is increasing portfolio size and helping staff spot trouble in an account before things get out of hand.

Affinity Plus FCU has used an internship for college students as a way to get a better understanding of what that generation wants from a financial institution.

FAIRWINDS Credit Union believes a key strategy for improving penetration among potential Gen Y and Millennial members is to make the account-opening process mobile — and much faster.

The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions has launched a program that aims to increase the number of young people working within the CU movement.

Fiserv has uncovered what it believes to be some key behavioral patterns around Gen Y.

The Illinois CU League is establishing a Young Professionals Group, with an eye toward establishing young professionals on a career track in the credit union industry.

However consumers between the ages of age 18-35 are defined, whether referred to as Gen Y or Millennials or some subset thereof, one person has an entirely different name for them-one that challenges many of the assumptions about these consumers: the High Maintenance Generation.

Looking for an indication of how Millennials will behave as older members? Then take a look at older members.

Credit unions are well aware of the trend toward mobile, especially as a channel for reaching younger consumers. But a new study indicates that financial retailers may be missing out on a major opportunity to leverage technology and serve members by not embracing mobile messaging.

The $62-million Financial One Credit Union is using a $1,000 grant from NerdWallet to build an initiative to attract younger members.

It's well known mobile services are a key channel to younger markets, and new research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project only adds support.