While the rising interest rate environment has gotten a lot of attention, plenty of other factors will play a role in CUs’ financial fortunes in the year ahead, including a potential Dodd-Frank rollback, rising delinquencies and more.

This is the fourth merger for UNIFY within the last 12 months.

Robins Financial recognizes trio of top employees, Numerica ramps up lending department and more CU professionals in the news.

The regulator is also evaluating relocating one regional office and scaling back from five regional offices to as few as three.

Credit union technology executives and analysts suggest the industry must collaborate to work on three primary areas: cybersecurity, data and business intelligence and digital-first strategies.

Cathie Tierney helped place student-run branches in local schools and introduced a financial education course that is now required for high school graduation.

HeritageWest and SouthWest Community CUs have both maintained their name and logo as divisions of Chartway FCU since they were acquired in 2010.

More than 420 FIs across the country offer Kasasa’s checking and savings account services.

Housatonic Teachers will operate under its existing name as “a division of Nutmeg State Financial CU” for the duration of 2017.

Credit unions have enjoyed a multiyear run of solid growth in membership and originations. Rising rates and the potential for regulatory overhaul could mean new competition — just as refi volumes are set to fall.

The hurdles for bank-to-CU conversions are in almost all cases too big to for for-profit institutions to overcome and still operate responsibly.

After a nationwide search and a review of more than 200 interested candidates, $1.2 billion Altura Credit Union looked right down the hall when it came time to name a successor to President and CEO Mark Hawkins.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's decision to offer a special-purpose charter for fintech firms may entice more players than expected.

Credit unions are relying on tried-and-true methods of aiding the communities they serve, all while adding new and innovative strategies into the mix.

Golden 1 CEO makes Women to Watch list, trio of presidents named to regional board and other credit union professionals in the news.

As the new Congress and administration take shape, the credit union trade association is ramping up lobbying efforts even as it celebrates a major milestone.

After almost 30 years with its previous legacy system, the $519-million credit union has chosen a new core processing provider.

New CUNA campaign aimed at reforming CFPB and improving operating environment for CUs.

Four House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would ease the calculation of the member business lending cap for credit unions so that it excludes loans to purchase small apartment buildings.

Eight hostages were released and are all believed to be unharmed.