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

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA filed suit today in Federal District Court in Kansas against Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. and other firms, alleging violations of federal and state securities laws in the sale of more than $566 million in mortgage-backed securities to U.S. Central and WesCorp.

MADISON, Wis.–As Pennsylvania Credit Union Association CEO Jim McCormack’s career winds down, his more than 40 years in the credit union movement is being recognized by the National CU Foundation’s 2014 Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement.

SALT LAKE CITY – Children’s Miracle Network is reminding credit unions across North America to wear jeans in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

ATLANTA – In keeping with numbers showing loans grew faster than shares at credit unions, Equifax reported its analysis saw total credit card balances increase for the first time in five years.

ST. LOUIS – Thirteen is not always unlucky, at least not at Vantage Credit Union here.

AKRON, Ohio – A 25-year-old man suspected of robbing a branch of Buckeye State Credit Union here was tasered by a police officer after he refused to comply with an order to get on the ground.

RHINELANDER, Wis. – Park City Credit Union here is helping lead the charge to raise funds to help the Rhinelander Railroad Museum.

ALBANY, N.Y. – After years of futile attempts to drive high-cost online lenders out of business, at least one state's regulators appear to have hit on a successful strategy: cutting off their access to the payments system.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – As more consumers buy cars from private individuals instead of dealerships, Ent FCU is looking at ways to appeal to this expanding market segment.

COSTA MESA, Calif. – Credit conditions for small businesses in the U.S. continued to improve during Q2, according to the latest Experian/Moody's Analytics Small Business Credit Index.

POCATELLO, Idaho – Kent Oram, CEO of Idaho Central Credit Union, has been named the 2013 CUES Outstanding Chief Executive.

WASHINGTON – One day after six federal agencies issued a notice revising a proposed rule requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain risk in those transactions, insiders questioned if the changes do much to help credit unions.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Mid-year data for credit unions released by NCUA show strong loan growth and net worth that is at the highest point since 2008.

SAN ANSELMO, Calif. – Deposit balances in FDIC-insured institutions declined for the second consecutive quarter of 2013, according to the latest analysis from Market Rates Insight.

WASHINGTON – The banking industry earned a record profit for the second straight quarter as growth in noninterest income continued to make up for a slow recovery in the lending sector, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. reported.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--Mid-year data for credit unions released by NCUA today show strong loan growth and net worth that is at highest point since 2008.

MADISON, Wis. – The Filene Research Institute received a $700,000, 30-month grant from the Ford Foundation to develop and implement an accessible financial services incubator.

NORMAN, Okla. – OU Federal Credit Union has named Shannon Hudzinski as its new president and CEO.

MADISON, Wis. – Registration is now open for all three Credit Union Development Education (DE) training classes in 2014.