WICHITA, Kan. — At Meritrust CU here, the two branches overseen by Sara Carver are something of a study in contrasts.

CLAMONT, Del. — Transforming one location of Eagle One FCU here has transformed branch traffic as well.

With mobile and online banking adoption rates spiking, credit unions from Vancouver to Maine are championing branch designs with forward-looking concepts and technologies aimed at enhancing the member experience without losing the human touch.

DAYTON, Ohio — Thomas Newton has been named the new president and CEO of Dayton Firefighters FCU.

Get the first look at next week's photos focusing on all the good things CUs have been doing in their neighborhoods.

The National Credit Union Foundation is taking nominations for three board seats now through Oct. 31.

Credit Union Executive Society in Madison, Wis., is mourning the passing of industry veteran Franck Schuurmans.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Six semi-finalists have been selected in PSCU's 2014 KnockOut Innovation Summit.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a measure that allows financial institutions to offer raffle-style programs to encourage saving.

WEST JORDAN, Utah — Police here are on the hunt for a man who allegedly displayed a bomb while robbing a branch of University First FCU here on Wednesday morning.

LAS VEGAS — While nine hopefuls entered, five credit unions with innovative, forward-looking technology solutions were recognized with awards here during the 2014 CUNA Technology Council and Operations, Sales and Service Council Conference earlier this week.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has agreed to ramp up its security policies on data collection in response to a recent Government Accountability Office report that raised nearly a dozen recommendations on the topic.

Palisades Federal Credit Union in Pearl River, N.Y., has appointed Juan "Tony" Molina as the$163 million credit union's new president and chief executive.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released its annual Home Mortgage Disclosure Act dataset on Monday for the 2013 calendar year.

WASHINGTON — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently appointed eight new members to its Credit Union Advisory Council.

Apple Pay isn't yet on phones, but many companies in the financial services industry have already changed their strategies to respond to it. Some are on board with Apple's new mobile wallet, but others are firmly against it.

WASHINGTON — New NCUA Board Member Mark McWatters believes a second comment period is needed on the regulator's proposed risk-based capital rule and will not vote for any RBC proposal that does not include one.

LOS ANGELES — To better serve its growing millennial member base, USC Credit Union here has partnered with CU Campus Resources (CUCR) and its new private student loan program.

REDMOND, Wash. — With the EMV card conversion deadline next October, opportunities exist for credit unions to benefit from the process. This is the case here for Qualstar Credit Union, as well as others.

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Harborstone Credit Union knew it had a lending problem.