EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Two men were found guilty of bank fraud charges as a result of their scheme to cash more than $45,000 in bad checks at area credit unions and banks.

MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Office of CUs liquidated New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church CU yesterday and appointed NCUA to liquidate the year’s first credit union failure.

MACON, Ga. – MidSouth Community CU announced the hiring of Roy Bibb, the vice president of branch services at Robins FCU, as president and CEO of the $174-million credit union.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Credit union sales of credit card portfolios soared to $33.1 million and 37 deals last year – with another $6 million in deals pending – from just $5.3 million and 10 transactions in 2011, according to a new report by card consultants R.K. Hammer

ARLINGTON, Va. – NAFCU announced today that Fred Becker, its president and CEO the past 13 years, will retire at the end of July and Dan Berger, its chief lobbyist, will succeed him as head of the trade group.

PHILADELPHIA -- A local mortgage broker has pleaded guilty to masterminding a $4-million mortgage fraud he ran through Police & Fire FCU.

Over the holidays one credit union was involved in one of the largest community support and branding opportunities anywhere in the country.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has approved a "concept design" for its DC headquarters.

More Than Two-Dozen More

There remains more concern than celebration among CU economists following last week's passing of a bill that backs the United States away from the so-called fiscal cliff.

JSC FCU here has disaffiliated from CUNA and the Texas Credit Union League, with its CEO saying it's time to focus on one trade organization.

In 2013 credit unions stand the best chance of standing out in the mobile space-and driving greater member loyalty-by concentrating efforts around tablet devices.

Solarity CU, Yakima, Wash., hired Lillie Higginbotham as a mortgage loan officer.

On Sept. 20, 2012 members of $1.6-billion Technology Credit Union resoundingly defeated a proposed charter change to a mutual savings bank-with 77% of those voting opposed to the conversion.

After months of declining to comment, Technology Credit Union is offering some answers to questions related to its failed attempt to convert to a mutual savings bank charter in September of 2012.

Wizeman Named CEO At HCCU

With all due respect to the focus on mobile banking, Todd Nuttall says an old warhorse holds the possibility of new profitability in 2013: the ATM.

One analyst predicts this could be the year in which credit unions significantly step up implementation and use of self-service channels.

With one legal battle seemingly won, the California Credit Union League is turning its attention in 2013 to patent infringement lawsuits some litigants are filing against its member CUs.

Mobile banking services are a top trend to watch in 2013, according to Kathy Garner.