WASHINGTON — CUNA has created a 12-member task force — including CU CEOs, state league presidents, a volunteer at a credit union and a CEO who represents a credit union not affiliated with CUNA — to study the trade group's structure and governance.

The unveiling of the next iPhone is imminent, and with it Apple is expected to announce plans for a mobile payment system with the support of the major card networks, retailers and banks. But what, exactly, would go into such a system?

Two Kansas credit unions have announced that they are discussing a merger.

The Iowa Credit Union Division on Friday placed Louden Depot Community Credit Union into receivership, and then tendered the receivership to the National Credit Union Administration.

WASHINGTON — Credit unions and community banks are pushing back against a plan unveiled by the Federal Housing Finance Agency this week to restrict membership in the Home Loan Bank System.

NEW YORK — Peter Duffy contends that NCUA's proposed capital rule could force some credit unions to sacrifice net income and capital to meet the new risk-based standard.

WASHINGTON — If credit unions and banks want to see regulatory reform, the first step may be to better tolerate the other side of the financial aisle.

AUGUSTA, Maine — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud hopes that a change of address — namely, a move from Washington, D.C., to the Maine governor's mansion — won't lessen his impact on credit unions.

NAFCU has earned a position of high regard within the CU industry, on Capitol Hill and within the administration. I am proud to have been elected as its board chair for the coming year.

Credit unions are a tremendous force for good, serving the financial needs of consumers and small businesses in communities across our country.

In February of 1998, less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court Ruled against NCUA's decision to allow credit union to serve multiple common bonds, then-Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich signed on as a co-sponsor to HR 1151, the Credit Union Membership Access Act.

African American CU Coalition Exec Lillian Priest Passes; Redwood CU Offers 'Earthquake Relief Loan'; White Paper Explores Network Monitoring, Management.

LONDON — With consumers wanting more electronic banking services, financial institutions are placing greater importance on digital channels.

Apple's iCloud Scandal Problematic for iWallet

WASHINGTON — The Financial Stability Oversight Council moved a step closer Thursday to identifying MetLife as the fourth nonbank firm viewed by regulators as a systemic threat.

Don't miss this week's in-depth look at all the good things credit unions have been up to in their neighborhoods.

With NAFCU's Congressional Caucus starting this week and Labor Day marking the unofficial start of the fall campaign season, Credit Union Journal spoke with several political observers to get a better idea of how the mid-term elections could impact the community.

FERGUSON, Mo. — A family restaurant near the center of where much of the violence in this city has occurred is still open, thanks in part to a $5,000 0% loan from Alliance CU.

Lucy Ito will become the new president and CEO of the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors when Mary Martha Fortney retires from the post later this year.

The steady stream of data breaches is changing how credit unions battle card crime and spotlighting rising fraud costs, which are proving difficult for small CUs to absorb.