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  • Consumer lending
    Personal loans surge to a record high

    LendingClub, Prosper, SoFi and other fintechs are driving the expansion, according to new data from TransUnion, and that could spell bad news for credit unions.

    July 10
    Online lending image. Keyboard with big key that says "loans"
  • Growth strategies
    Educational Systems FCU hits $1B asset milestone

    The Greenbelt, Md.-based credit union reached the $1 billion mark after recording nearly $4 million in net income for 2017.

    By Melissa Angell
    Reporter
    July 9
    Chris Conway, president of Educational Systems Federal Credit Union
  • Litigation
    Supreme Court shuffle: 5 possible reverberations for banks, CUs

    A more conservative court will be likelier to rule favorably on issues ranging from the CFPB's leadership structure to what constitutes a fair-lending violation and more.

    By Kate Berry and Hannah Lang
    July 9
    Supreme Court
  • Generation Z
    8 things banks and credit unions need to know about Gen Z

    These teens and early 20-somethings are hardworking, frugal, prudent, debt averse and fiercely opposed to fees — much like their great-grandparents who grew up during the Depression.

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    By Penny Crosman
    Executive Editor, Technology at Arizent
    July 9
    Generation Z
  • Lending
    Auto lending is booming. Here’s why that might be a problem for CUs

    Credit unions have seen massive gains in auto lending in recent years, but one analyst fears CUs may be too focused on that and losing share of wallet elsewhere as a result.

    Aaron Passman is editor of Credit Union Journal
    By Aaron Passman
    Editor
    July 6
    Susan Hochsprung, VP of sales at CUNA Mutual Group, speaking during America's Credit Union Conference 2018 in Boston.
  • Growth strategies
    Credit unions for canines: CUs in the community

    Another look at how credit unions are giving back and making a difference in consumers' lives.

    By Michael Bartlett
    July 6
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  • Credit unions
    Nebraska credit unions beat banks in Forbes satisfaction survey

    Credit unions in the Cornhusker State held the top two spots in a survey from Forbes and Statista, a marketing research firm.

    Aaron Passman is editor of Credit Union Journal
    By Aaron Passman
    Editor
    July 6
    J. Scott Sullivan, president/CEO of the Nebraska Credit Union League
  • Business administration
    Despite strong jobs report, CU economists worry about wage growth

    More than 200,000 jobs were created in June, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.0 percent. Credit union economists, however, have bigger concerns.

    By Palash Ghosh
    July 6
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  • Succession planning
    CEO at Farmers Insurance Group FCU to retire, successor named

    Mark Herter has been with the credit union since 1985 and will be succeeded as CEO by current president Laura Campbell.

    By Michael Bartlett
    July 6
    Mark Herter, CEO of Farmers Insurance Group FCU, is set to retire in 2019
  • An early bet on video banking pays off

    BluCurrent CU launched video banking in 2012 in the hope new technology would be cheaper long-term than additional staffing, and the credit union has seen strong growth as a result.

    July 5
    Jacqueline Post
    Jacqueline Post
    BluCurrent CU
  • ADA
    NAFCU files amicus brief as dismissed ADA suit is appealed

    The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions is supporting Northwest FCU in an appeal of an ADA suit thrown out earlier this year.

    Aaron Passman is editor of Credit Union Journal
    By Aaron Passman
    Editor
    July 5
    Carrie Hunt, EVP of government affairs and general counsel, NAFCU
  • State-chartered credit unions
    NASCUS names 2018 Pierre Jay Award recipients

    The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors will honor two individuals later this month during its 2018 State System Summit in Orlando.

    By Palash Ghosh
    July 5
    Ron McDaniel, California Credit Union
  • Partnerships
    How one credit union revived a patriotic practice after 35 years

    More than three decades after American flags stopped being placed at headstones at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, one Twin Cities-area credit union brought the flags back – for more than 200,000 gravesites.

    Aaron Passman is editor of Credit Union Journal
    By Aaron Passman
    Editor
    July 5
    An unnamed soldier kneels before a headstone at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Richfield-Bloomington CU spearheaded an effort to restore the practice of placing flags on all 200,000 headstones there for Memorial Day 2018.
  • Succession planning
    Ohio HealthCare FCU unveils CEO succession plan

    Current CEO Bill Butler will retire in June 2020, at which time COO Christy O’Connell will take the helm.

    By Michael Bartlett
    July 5
    Christy OConnell will take the helm at Ohio HealthCare Federal Credit Union in 2020, following CEO Bill Butler's retirement.
  • Mortgages
    CAP COM FCU unveils mortgage program for first responders, military

    The Albany, N.Y. based credit union announced the program just in time for the Fourth of July.

    By Palash Ghosh
    July 3
    Chris McKenna, president and CEO of CAP COM FCU (Capital Communications Federal Credit Union)
  • Integrations
    Michigan credit unions finalize merger

    PFCU and SageLink Credit Union have combined to create an institution with more than $533 million in assets.

    Aaron Passman is editor of Credit Union Journal
    By Aaron Passman
    Editor
    July 3
    Harvey Hoskins, Portland FCU
  • Growth strategies
    For the kids: Credit unions in the community

    Donations to improve kids' lives, branch expansions, helping the less fortunate and other ways credit unions are making a difference.

    By Michael Bartlett
    July 3
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  • Payday lending
    Pressure mounts on financial regulators to unite on small-dollar loans

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s bulletin is seen as just one piece of the regulatory puzzle to coax banks into installment lending.

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    By Rachel Witkowski
    Tech reporter
    July 2
    Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting and FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams
  • Lending
    Georgia credit unions get strong start in Q1

    Savings increased by 4.1 percent during the first quarter of 2018, while loans grew by 1.8 percent, with auto loans rising by more than 3.5 percent.

    By Palash Ghosh
    July 2
    Mike Mercer, Georgia Credit Union Affiliates
  • Law and regulation
    Louisville Metro Police Officers CU closed

    Upon LMPOCU's liquidation, Commonwealth Credit Union assumed membership and all assets of the shuttered institution.

    By Michael Bartlett
    July 2
    Louisville Police CU closed - CUJ 062918.jpeg
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