The transition team for President-elect Donald Trump announced a series of names this week for people who will help facilitate an orderly transfer of power at the federal financial regulators.

President-elect Donald Trump said in a Tweet Tuesday that he is considering Dr. Ben Carson – one of his opponents in the Republican primary – to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

If President-elect Donald Trump selects House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling as his Treasury Secretary, it would be a clear sign that he intends to embrace a more traditional Republican agenda when it comes to financial services issues.

Dale Kimble has led DATCU for the last 16 years. President Glen McKenzie will succeed him as CEO.

The CUNA Lending Council names its new executive committee and other CU professionals in the news.

The $1.2 billion-asset credit union has paid nearly $9.4 million in bonus dividends during the last 13 years.

Employees at the Treasury Department’s Office of Financial Research have raised concerns about racial discrimination and dysfunction at the agency, according to internal documents and videos posted online.

The Credit Union National Association and the National Association of Federal Credit Unions have jointly filed an amicus brief supporting the NCUA's motion to dismiss the lawsuit recently filed by the Independent Community Bankers of America challenging the agency's authority to issue its latest member business lending rule.

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network mismanaged its system for tracking enforcement cases, allowing some cases to expire before the agency had the chance to impose civil money penalties, according to a government watchdog.

The philosophy boils down to “Think broadly, act locally.”

Readers share their thoughts on some of the hottest topics in the credit union industry today.

New branches, backpacks and socks all play a part in the latest collection of credit union community news.

Dow Northeast Employees FCU is fully independent of Dow Chemical, which is seeking to merge with DuPont Co.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has formally appealed an October court ruling that undercut the agency's independent status, arguing that the decision laid out a theory of separation of powers without precedent in case law or the Constitution.

Sen. Jeff Sessions is one of the marijuana industry's staunchest foes. He could upend efforts by the Obama administration to persuade credit unions and banks that it is safe to work with cannabis firms.

From recycling programs to LEED-certified branches and energy-efficiency loans for members, credit unions have found a wide variety of ways to go green for the sake of the planet.

Supporting public education, fiscal fitness, career development and more.

The combined entity will co-brand on existing Martin branches, resulting in an organization with more than $2.8 billion in assets.

CUNA COO Rich Meade says there are plenty of opportunities for credit unions to work with the new president and Congress to advance regulatory reform and other priorities.

Two institutions were recently named as the 2016 Community Credit Union of the Year by the Credit Union National Association: BayPort CU of Newport News, Va., and 1st Financial FCU of Wentzville, Mo. The awards were handed out during CUNA’s recent Community Credit Union Conference in Dallas, which was held concurrently with the National Federation of Community Development CUs’ annual conference.