BIG SPRING, Texas — Cosden Federal Credit Union, a $37 million institution, named Laurie Barraza as its new president and CEO, effective June 1, 2015.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA and the AARP are set to cohost a social media chat about elder financial abuse next week.

Charlotte, N.C. — Virtual StrongBox, Inc., said it has received a patent for its secure storage system and file encryption method for safeguarding data at rest — in response to the "growing epidemic" of data breaches.

When was the last time you heard an American presidential candidate even mention credit unions during one of his or her campaign speeches or public appearances?

Experts urge credit unions to keep an eye on four trends that could be disruptors or big opportunities at CO-OP's THINK15 conference that is aimed at promoting innovation in the credit union industry.

Silver State Schools recognizes veteran board member and other promotions and honors.

WASHINGTON — A CUNA task force appointed in September to study the organization's structure and governance has released its preliminary findings, chief among them that CUs want better advocacy and more choice from their trade association.

NEW YORK — The October deadline for shifting EMV liability may still be months away, but even with several years of lead-up time, there is widespread skepticism in the payments industry about whether the change will help combat fraud.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — As part of NCUA's efforts to increase access to secondary capital for low-income credit unions and to provide appropriate regulatory relief to all credit unions, the agency has unveiled a Secondary Capital Working Group webpage.

The CFPB found that more than 26 million consumers are effectively "credit invisible" because they have no credit record and another 19 million are "unscored" because they have an insufficient or stale credit history. But it's unclear how the CFPB plans to tackle the issue.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Mark down Achieva CU as the latest credit union to buy a bank. The $1.1 billion credit union announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Calusa Bank, a Florida state-chartered bank with $165 million in assets.

Featuring all the good work credit unions are doing in their communities.

WASHINGTON — Two credit unions – Security Service Federal Credit Union in San Antonio and Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Bethpage, N.Y. – made the cut for WalletHub's list of "2015's Best Bank Accounts for Small Businesses."

The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (Federation) and the Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners (NTFP) have launched a new initiative called "Pathways to Financial Empowerment."

The number of credit unions paying penalties for late Call Reports continues to decline, but the overall amount to be paid and the median penalty rose slightly for the fourth quarter of 2014, according to data released today by NCUA.

Future leaders earn recognition, and other promotions, honors and new hires.

Though concerned about diluting NCUA's efforts to help small CUs survive and thrive, credit unions largely support the agency's proposal to increase asset-size definition from $50 million to $100 million, with most pushing for going all the way up to $550 million, in keeping with the FDIC's definition.

Two House Financial Services Committee members introduced a bipartisan bill late last week that is designed to give lenders breathing room when new disclosure rules go into effect on Aug. 1.

NCUA Board Member Mark McWatters said the agency's risk-based capital proposal punishes credit unions for sins they did not commit during the financial crisis.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Credit unions have until the end of this month to apply for the latest round of consulting assistance from NCUA.