SPOKANE, Wash.-One potential red flag to watch for when it comes to fraud is an employee who is suddenly pulling far more credit reports than usual.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.-Credit unions can have the biggest impact on fraud by taking one of simplest steps, according to Steve Ruwe.

SAN DIEGO-Even as CUs place more resources toward fraud detection and prevention, home banking applications are not receiving the attention they need, according to one industry expert.

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of lawmakers, aided by banking and housing groups, are beginning a strong lobbying push to forestall a scheduled drop in the maximum sizes of mortgages backed by the government-sponsored enterprises.

Veros Upgrades Its Website

WASHINGTON-The same day consumers watched the Dow Jones index plunge 513 points, they received a sobering reminder from Raju Shivdasani that the U.S. economy is on a very slow road to recovery.

CINCINNATI-Credit unions don't need to do anything special when it comes to planning for 2012, according to one executive, as long as they keep their focus on what has made credit unions unique and engendered member loyalty.

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.-When it comes to strategic planning for 2012, one supplier says that understanding a vendor's product offerings is crucially important-but more important, she said, is understanding that product's value and, in some cases, lack thereof to a member.

No Surprise: Dodd-Frank Is Biggest Compliance Concern

BROOKLINE, Mass.-Medical Area Federal Credit Union (MAFCU) here has saved members more than a quarter-million dollars since kicking off its "Sit and Save" loan promotion, and has a goal of saving members $1 million.

Registration For DE Program Open

Holy Rosary CU, Rochester, N.H., promoted Jessica McNamara to special accounts lead coordinator.

What if you were put in charge of regulating all credit unions? What would you do? In this, the first of a two-part series that probes these questions, I will tell you what I would do.

It's been so easy to be caught up in your own credit union's balance sheet that it's become even easier to forget the deep worries others have over theirs: your members. Now is the time to not just remind yourself but to put into practice one of the key reasons for being: to help those "Everyday Joes" not spend every day worrying.

TOPEKA, Kan. – For the sixth consecutive time, Envista Credit Union has been voted a “Best of Topeka” award by readers of the Capital-Journal.

INDIANAPOLIS – In follow up to a campaign aimed at buying school supplies, Indiana Members Credit Union has distributed school uniforms to 525 students at IPS School 44, Riverside Elementary.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The $40.7-million Buffalo Service Credit Union has applied to the New York State Banking Department to expand its charter to serve all of Erie County.

HARRISBURG, Penn. – When changing the structure of league dues, the Pennsylvania CU Association said it believes in making things simple for credit unions to determine what their new costs are.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The National Youth Involvement Board (NYIB) is reporting more than 452,000 students received financial education presentations from credit union professionals during the 2010-2011 school year.

WILMINGTON, Del. – For the first time in its 11-year history, ING Direct has begun sending customers checkbooks.