WAXHAW, N.C. – Both banks and credit unions are placing greater emphasis on investment services programs, according to a new report from Kehrer Saltzman & Associates.

WASHINGTON – A litany of new mortgage rules has been issued this week by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

MADISON, Wis. – Loan growth continues to pick up at credit unions, but it is a slow crawl, according to the latest analysis released in CUNA Mutual’s Trends Report.

MADISON, Wis.—The National Credit Union Foundation has named Sarah Canepa Bang, president of CO-OP Shared Branching-FSCC, LLC, as the winner of the 2014 Herb Wegner Award for Individual Achievement.

BEAUMONT, Texas – Judith Arceneaux has a new car here thanks to DuPont Goodrich FCU.

MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group said it has lined up a “powerful lineup of speakers” for a one-day, complimentary Symposium on credit union member centricity to be held Sept. 24 in Tampa, Fla.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – CO-OP Financial Services is reminding that credit unions planning to sponsor Credit Unions for Kids fundraisers in 2013 have until Sept. 30 to apply for CO-OP Miracle Match grants.

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Members Credit Union has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – NCUA said it will host two free webinars on member business lending for small credit unions during September.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – New models and strong new car sales are cutting into used car values, reports Black Book.

WASHINGTON – Existing home sales rose strongly in July, with the median price maintaining double-digit year-over-year increases, according to the National Association of Realtors.

SAN FRANCISCO – Wells Fargo is laying off 2,300 mortgage jobs nationwide as the result of flagging demand for mortgage refinancing.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As refinancing volumes have begun to decline, many lenders are now trying to extend the home financing boom by pitching adjustable-rate mortgages to borrowers, harkening back to the precrisis boom years.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – It is getting tougher to win the credit card business of the very top FICO tiers, because card issuers have been stepping up their attention on this consumer segment.

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve Board yesterday appealed the recent court ruling that calls for the debit swipe fee cap to be invalidated, a move some experts say could keep the current interchange guidelines in place for at least a year before any new rulings are made.

ONTARIO, Calif. – The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues have launched a new business unit, Image Arc Marketing Services – a creative marketing firm to serve and assist member credit unions, affiliates, and business partners.

LONDON – The number of payment cards worldwide increased by 12% in 2012 to reach a landmark 10 billion, according to a new report from specialist research and consulting firm RBR.

SAN ANTONIO – Security Service FCU has been ranked fifth among prime retail credit lenders in the country for overall satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2013 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study.

CHICOPEE, Mass. – Alden Credit Union has now opened its third branch over the past four months.

MEDFORD, Ore. – The Internet and online banking may be affecting branch networks, but one person says that branch locations are still critically important – especially when consumers are searching online for a new financial institution.