MIDLAND, Mich. — Dow Chemical Employees' Credit Union (DCECU) announced it will issue Member Giveback Rebates and Rewards for 2014 that will break the $1.4 billion CU's previous records.

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As computing devices get closer to the body and more Internet-connected, payment platforms will have to be flexible enough to work in a vast number of environments, according to PayPal's Joel Yarbrough.

Member business loans are often touted as a major area of opportunity for credit unions, but they also come with additional risk not the least of which are special concerns related to collections.

The good news: the economy continues to strengthen. The bad news: the economy continues to strengthen.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging the Department of Defense to finalize a proposal meant to stop lenders from offering expensive credit to military personnel.

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The loss of a thumb drive containing credit union members' personal information by a NCUA examiner is now the subject of an investigation by the agency's inspector general.

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The $885 million OSU Federal Credit Union here is making what it terms a "strategic move," switching from a federal to a state charter effective Jan. 1.

NCUA released a video Monday aimed at educating executives about field of membership options available for federal credit unions.

NCUA warned credit unions about the risks of providing account services to money services businesses (MBSs) in a December supervisory letter and offered guidance to institutions that chose to do so.

Square is committed to its diversification strategy, furthering its transformation from a simple mobile point of sale provider to a company that also handles small-business loans, marketing and e-commerce.

CU Direct is celebrating its 20th anniversary by awarding $60,000 to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals around the nation.

Warren FCU decided to do something novel when it sought to establish market share in Laramie, Wyo., a town about 50 miles away from its Cheyenne headquarters.

A 26-year-old man is under arrest after he damaged a Truliant FCU branch here.

For more than a year, hackers have found easy pickings at large retailers: 110 million records stolen from Target; 1.6 million from Staples; 56 million from Home Depot; 45.6 million from TJ Maxx; the list goes on.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Empower FCU here has awarded a $2.5 million "giveback" to members in bonus dividends and interest rates in celebration of another successful year.

The U.S. Commerce Department upwardly revised its annualized GDP growth estimate for the third quarter of 2014 to 5% from the 3.9% figure reported last month, on the strength of higher consumer spending and business investment, making it the fastest growth witnessed since the third quarter of 2003.

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Five credit union associations, including CUNA and NAFCU are calling on the U.S. Department of Defense to exempt CUs from proposed changes in the Military Lending Act that would impose a 36% cap on the military annual percentage rate of interest for consumer credit products.