Statewide FCU CEO announced that Paul Armstrong will pass the reins of the $100.9 million institution to Casey Bacon.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA announced Tuesday it has approved a charter to Lutheran Federal Credit Union, making it the third new federally chartered CU of this year.

NCUA announced Tuesday that it has issued a cease and desist order to New Bethel FCU of Portsmouth, Va.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA has filed suit against another big banking company over mortgage-backed securities.

Diebold CEO Andy Mattes stirred up a Twitter debate in November when he predicted that despite current trends, there will be more bank branches in the future. Part of Mattes' vision for the future is a fully digital mini-bank branch being developed by Diebold.

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WASHINGTON — The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Monday it has approved the merger of the Federal Home Loan banks of Des Moines and Seattle, giving approval to the first voluntary combination in the history of the system.

MasterCard will host a series of hackathons in different countries to spot innovation in digital payments.

SPOKANE, Wash. — STCU closed out the year with the news that it hit the $2 billion-asset mark in November.

Staples Inc., the largest U.S. office-supply retailer, said 1.16 million payment cards may have been affected in a series of data breaches that occurred from July into September.

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The Kansas and Missouri Credit Union Associations are hashing out a new alignment that would join the two state leagues together. But whatever you call it, don't call it a merger.

The Federal Housing Administration is facing severe challenges next year as some pressure it to lower premiums to deal with new competition from the government-sponsored enterprises, even while its insurance fund remains weak and it faces added scrutiny from GOP lawmakers.

WASHINGTON — When Bill Cheney left the Credit Union National Association in June his successor was not known immediately, so Bill Hampel, longtime SVP of research and policy analysis and chief economist, stepped up to the plate to serve as interim CEO.

WASHINGTON — OAS Staff FCU here has $220,000 in new loans on the books after a summertime promotion offering loans to help their soccer-mad members afford to travel to Brazil to see the World Cup.

OSHKOSH, Wis. — An unusual merger strategy here has been a roaring success as well as a learning experience for all parties involved.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A campaign to boost usage of e-services not only hit the mark with clever marketing, but taught organizers some lessons about digital outreach.

While the new year will see many credit unions begin large-scale conversions to EMV, other payments methods are also beginning to take hold among consumers, and those are likely to accelerate in 2015.

LAS VEGAS — How difficult is it for marijuana businesses to maintain relationships with mainstream financial institutions? Just ask Jon Levine.

LAS VEGAS — Despite unprecedented levels of support for marijuana legalization in the United States, businesses that work with this budding industry repeatedly voice the same complaint: the inability to obtain and sustain banking relationships because pot is illegal under federal law.