RICHARDSON, Texas — Texans Credit Union, which has been under NCUA conservatorship since April 2011, on Tuesday said it had net income of $21.7 million in 2014.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Coastal Federal Credit Union said it has paid out in excess of $2.1 million in special dividends, earned by members through its VIP Program, making it the largest such payout in the four-year history of the program.

Homeowners associations seeking unpaid dues are seizing on a court decision allowing them to foreclose on properties ahead of banks. FHFA is litigating to defend Fannie and Freddie mortgages in a way that some say is controversial. Private lenders, meanwhile, are still trying to figure out how to deal with the problem before it spreads to more states.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a bulletin Tuesday warning financial institutions about entering into agreements with third parties that share or hide information related to regulatory exams.

TYLER, Texas — For the second consecutive year, Cooperative Teachers Credit Union paid a year-end bonus dividend of $90,000 to its members.

LAS VEGAS — Silver State Schools Credit Union had $2.76 million in net income during the fourth quarter of 2014 — its 11th consecutive profitable quarter — and $13.27 million in net income for the year.

MINNEAPOLIS — Navy Federal's Visa Buxx app has been selected as the winner of a 2015 Paybefore Award in the "Judge's Choice" category.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA announced that Peggy Sherry has been named as the agency's deputy chief financial officer, effective today.

The Federal Reserve System released a detailed vision Monday for improving the speed of the U.S. payment system.

DEPTFORD, N.J. — Benjamin Griffith, who has been president and CEO of South Jersey Federal Credit Union for 40 years, will retire in April.

Albuquerque, N.M. — New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union on Friday paid more than $7 million to its qualifying member-owners.

Since the economic near-collapse of 2007-2008 that triggered a bloodbath of lost jobs, foreclosures and business failures, credit unions have increasingly entered the field of financial counseling to help members better manage their money — and help stave off delinquencies and charge-offs in the process.

While NCUA's revised RBC rule is an improvement on the original proposal, NAFCU says it's still unnecessary.

CUs collect edibles, donate funds and otherwise make a difference in their communities.

Credit unions announce promotions, retirements, new hires and accolades.

Forget the machines. Even forget the software. Diebold's business plan for the future — as touted in a video the company screened at 50 movie houses around the world — centers on its collaboration with banks and others on innovation.

The new year represents a chance for credit unions to take a close look at their branch networks and identify areas to cut costs as well as look for opportunities for growth.

WASHINGTON — While many banks are concerned about risk returning to the credit card marketplace, their credit union counterparts do not share those fears.

OSHKOSH, Wis. — If three's a crowd, what's four? Even better, at CitizensFirst CU.

Immediately after NCUA unveiled its eagerly awaited revised risk-based capital proposed rule, some credit union executives took to Credit Union Journal's website to sound off on it.