ORANGE, Texas – Sabine FCU awarded $2,000 in prize money to two winners of a Classroom Makeover Contest.

CUMBERLAND, Md. – A 68-year-old repeat bank robber last week was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the March 16, 2012 robbery of the First Peoples FCU branch in Lonaconing.

EAST LANSING, Mic. – Michigan State University FCU has unveiled a new overdraft protection program, a checking account feature that allows members to overdraft their accounts up to $5 without being assessed fees regardless of the reasons an account is overdrawn or the number of transactions it takes an account to become overdrawn.

NEW YORK – Viewpointe, an item and check image network, was awarded a U.S. patent for its image quality invention covering proprietary technology to centrally monitor the quality of images of financial documents.

DENVER – A federal appeals court has scheduled oral argument for May 8 in a key case that will help determine the success of billions of dollars in claims by NCUA against Wall Street banks for the sale of mortgage-backed securities to the failed corporate credit unions.

BOSTON—State regulators announced approval this morning of Metro CU’s application to acquire troubled Fenwal CU, the Chelsea-based $1.1 billion credit union’s fifth merger in the last three years.

The banking industry's top trade group is renewing its push attacking the credit union tax exemption.

A new study has found that 70% of all ATM users buy prepaid cards, but just one in 20 credit union members buy their prepaid cards from their credit union.

MADISON, Wis.-The Filene Research Institute has released a white paper that suggests CUs have rolled out online and mobile banking as a means of improving member service and not as an attempt to cut costs, unlike many technological innovations.

Diving into data analytics for the card base without expertise-whether in-house or a third party--to accurately assess the findings can leave the credit union with a lot of data and few actionable plans.

Take small steps first, have a long-term focus, and avoid coming up with a lot of data that can't be meaningfully interpreted.

More credit unions need to use data analytics-and get better at using the tools-to drive payments strategies, according to several experts who say the big banks have a huge leg up in this area with credit cards.

Credit unions should prepare now for a consumer "frenzy" this summer that will be fueled by pent-up demand for durable goods, according to Brian Turner.

Columbia Credit Union is taking TV viewers in its markets back to 1952, including using a "vintage" spokesperson.

Featured are the scripts from the three Columbia Credit Union TV spots.

Freddie Mac Reports $11B Profit, Its Largest Ever

Eighteen months after new rules required volunteer directors to better understand what makes a federal credit union tick, board members are generally better prepared to do their jobs, according to industry analysts.

Despite some early resistance, Dennis Dollar sees NCUA's director education requirements as a significant step forward for credit unions.

The Federal Reserve issued a report saying that even though card issuers reported lower interchange revenues from debit card transactions in 2012 it has no plans to change the rules governing Durbin amendment's cap on swipe fees, as the rules gave it the power to do.

Global Credit Union has launched new branding, including a new logo, a new look in its branches and upgrades to technology used in the lending process.