Credit Union Journal's Frank Diekmann discusses the future of mobile, generating media coverage, and more.

Michael Faughnan, managing director of fixed-income strategies at First Empire Securities, discusses how credit unions can avoid "one dimensional" investments.

Scott Sullivan, CEO for the Nebraska Credit Union League, explains how to keep collaboration from being just a buzzword and put it into action.

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

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League, or JCCUL, has been testing its Jamaica Credit Union ePayment Services and will make a more widespread launch today, according to local media reports.

TORONTO – Canadian financial services technology developer Davis + Henderson (D+H) closed its $1.2-billion acquisition of Lake Mary, Fla.-based Harland Financial Solutions last week.

TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa FCU was introduced as the first title sponsor for the Tulsa Run.

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The New Hampshire CU League said at its 13th annual Richard D. Mahoney Credit Union Charity Golf Tournament the state’s credit unions raised $160,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

WASHINGTON – Single-family housing starts fell 2% in July from the prior month, according to a new government report, as construction activity continues to lag expectations and the demand for new homes.

ARLINGTON, Va. – NAFCU’s Economic & CU Monitor shows government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac play an outsized role in the credit union industry’s mortgage products – a finding the trade group says underlines the importance of credit unions’ continued access to the secondary mortgage market.

WASHINGTON – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a second update to its exam procedures in connection with the new mortgage regulations issued in January 2013.

MADISON, Wis. – CUNA Mutual Group filed five different civil fraud suits in federal court here yesterday against major Wall Street banks seeking to force the banks to buy back $285 million worth of residential mortgage-backed securities gone bust.

ERIE, Penn. – Erie FCU, which moved into the old Glenwood Elementary School in February, announced plans yesterday to spend $8 million to renovate or raze the old school building for a new headquarters.

WASHINGTON – A special bulletin sent out yesterday stating CUNA CEO Bill Cheney’s total compensation for 2012 was incorrect and should have said $1.3 million.

DENVER – IOUE #9 CU lost its appeal of an order from Colorado’s Commissioner of Financial Services, forcing the $2.6-million credit union to find a merger partner.

SPOKANE, Wash. – Numerica CU plans to open a downtown Spokane branch this fall in a 3,000-square-foot space on the ground floor of the former First National Bank Building.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. – Achieva CU opened two branches here this month.

QUEENS, N.Y. – Qside FCU has purchased what it terms a “highly-visible” property as the location for its new headquarters and main branch in Queens Village.

WASHINGTON – Long-term mortgage rates remained unchanged this week, with the average for the 30-year home loan remaining at 4.4% for a second week in a row, according to Freddie Mac.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The director of NCUA’s Office of Examination and Insurance has issued a response to some of the ongoing analyses by third parties regarding the agency’s handling of the failed corporates and the so-called legacy assets and their cost to credit unions.