NEW YORK--The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's examination process, enforcement actions and remittance rule all came under heavy fire on as banking industry representatives engaged in an intense but polite panel discussion with a top agency official.

WASHINGTON--Credit unions have posted their strongest-ever loan performance through their first three quarters of 2012, according to analysis of 5300 Call Report data by Callahan & Associates.

PROVO, Utah – MoneyDesktop has announced the launch of its MoneyMobile app which empowers financial institutions to maintain their existing relationships with account holders, quickly add users and drive loan volume.

CLEVELAND – The last of 26 people charged in the massive fraud at St. Paul Croatian FCU pleaded guilty yesterday to bank fraud and money laundering in the $185 million scheme.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Louise Hinton, a passionate credit union advocate who worked at Campus FCU for 35 years, eventually become CEO, died Nov. 6 at 87.

TOPEKA, Kan. -- A Kansas City, Mo., man was convicted in a jury trial Friday of four armed robberies, including three at local credit unions.

OGDENBURG, N.Y. -- St. Lawrence FCU has announced plans to expand their branch and main office at 800 Commerce Park Drive with a 10,944-square-foot addition.

DETROIT – Detroit Metropolitan CU celebrated a new branch opened inside the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center.

RIDGECREST, Calif. – AltaOne FCU has chosen the oFlows multi-channel platform for online deposit account opening.

FAIRHAVEN, Mas. – First Citizens’ FCU has named Mark Cook, a local advocate for the homeless, its 2nd Annual Model Citizen and awarded him a trip to New York City and two tickets to a Broadway show.

VIENNA, Va. -- Navy FCU said yesterday its October mortgage closings surpassed $1 billion, a new monthly milestone.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Malauzai Software announced today the launch of Picture PayO, a mobile payment solution that enables users to complete payments via the camera on their smartphone or tablet mobile device.

KATY, Texas – A father and his two teens who were arrested for last month’s armed robbery at 1st Community CU may be responsible for as many as seven hold-ups in two states.

CHICAGO – Alliant CU announced this morning it signed with LPL Financial to provide its members with third-party brokerage, wealth management and trust services.

PHILADELPHIA – Radian Guaranty said Friday it has agreed to provide private mortgage insurance in the self-adjusting HarmonyLoan mortgage provided by several credit unions through Mortgage Harmony Corp.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – Dozens of Tyndall FCU members have reported fraud on their credit card statements and police are investigating potential ties to local merchants.

KEEWATIN, Minn. -- Central Hanna Employees CU has decided to convert to a community charter after it acquired a downtown branch from American Bank.

AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Telco FCU has bought a 75,000-foot office building that will house its new headquarters, the latest area credit unions with plans for larger new offices.

NEW BERLIN, Wis. – Giant Landmark CU, the product of 10 mergers the last three years, has agreed to acquire Dodge Central CU, a healthy $52 million Beaver Dam credit union with branches in four Wisconsin communities.

RYE, N.Y. -- USAlliance FCU has acquired a branch in New York’s Harlem neighborhood with the merger of El Barrio FCU, a troubled $1 million credit union.