With multiple points of contact and a boatload of documentation requirements for every loan application, anything credit unions can do to make this process for seamless — and less painful — for members is vital.

Though the financial crisis forced consumers to focus on socking money away for a rainy day, a recent study suggests that thrift effect is already fading, but credit unions are in a position to help turn that around and build member relationships in the process.

A major cybersecurity bill passed a key Senate test on Thursday after a series of setbacks earlier this year.

CU Direct announced that eight new credit unions have joined the company’s “Lending Insights” platform, a system that provides credit unions with analytic tools to manage risk, meet regulatory requirements, increase profitability, and optimize loan portfolio performance.

In the wake of regulators conserving a credit union that allegedly was involved in a bitcoin money laundering operation, cryptocurrency companies are trying to demonstrate a commitment to cleaning house.

WASHINGTON — After several false starts this year, the Senate is gearing up for a vote on a major cybersecurity bill backed by the banking industry.

CUNA Mutual Group reports economic outlook is good news for credit unions.

Fourteen federally insured credit unions subject to civil monetary penalties for filing late Call Reports have consented to penalties, NCUA said Wednesday.

America First exec recognized by the Air Force and more honors and appointments.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is backing a plan to allow the U.S. Postal Service to provide banking services.

Members of W-G FCU in Worcester, Mass., have voted to approve a merger with RTN Federal Credit Union in Waltham, Mass.

The League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates (LSCU) and the New York Credit Union Association (NYCUA) on Tuesday said they have signed a letter of intent to combine many of their operations into a jointly owned subsidiary that will house all of their back office functions.

A federal appeals court has dealt the retail sector a setback in the ongoing fight over surcharges on credit card purchases.

There was a time when IT was seen strictly as a support function. Today, it is so interwoven into nearly every aspect of running a credit union, that it’s increasingly common to see a stint in the server room on the resume of the person who is now running the whole operation from the corner office.

The government's spotlight on servicing problems means companies should be taking steps now in the face of regulators' current enforcement authority and the potential of coming rules.

Mortgage servicers have gotten a rare reprieve from the Federal Housing Administration.

Next year Fannie will require that mortgage lenders use so-called trended credit data for all mortgage borrowers, a move it says could broaden access to credit.

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry praised the House for passing a bill to raise the asset threshold to qualify for an 18-month exam cycle to institutions with less than $1 billion of assets, and urged the Senate to follow suit. Meanwhile NCUA, which already has the authority to extend its exam cycle has steadfastly refused to do so.

The National Credit Union Administration struck a cautiously optimistic tone in its latest "economic update" video, posted on YouTube Monday.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA announced it has entered into an agreement under which investment bank Barclay's Capital will pay $325 million to resolve claims arising from losses related to the purchase of faulty residential mortgage-backed securities by corporate credit unions.